Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report
Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a rare clinical presentation and usually occurs as a complication of trauma or sinusitis. A 5-year-old child presented to the emergency department with a three-week history of fever associated with drowsiness and left parietal headache, and a week's history of...
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| description | Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a rare clinical presentation and usually occurs as a complication of trauma or sinusitis. A 5-year-old child presented to the emergency department with a three-week history of fever associated with drowsiness and left parietal headache, and a week's history of swelling on the left frontoparietal soft tissue. He had suffered a penetrating scalp injury four month ago. On physical examination, there was a tender swelling with purulent stream on the lateral half of his scalp. His vital signs are within normal limits. Plain X-ray of the skull showed a lytic lesion on the left frontoparietal bone. A cranial computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a large subgaleal abscess at the left frontoparietal region. SBO possesses a high morbidity and mortality; therefore, prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are mandatory to prevent further complications and to reduce morbidity and mortality significantly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-240d7e7cae5a41b79f11f2384ab7b54e2025-02-03T01:06:42ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592011-01-01201110.1155/2011/947327947327Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case ReportMustafa Burak Sayhan0Cemil Kavalci1Ozgur Sogüt2Eylem Sezenler3Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne 22030, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne 22030, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63000, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa 63000, TurkeySkull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a rare clinical presentation and usually occurs as a complication of trauma or sinusitis. A 5-year-old child presented to the emergency department with a three-week history of fever associated with drowsiness and left parietal headache, and a week's history of swelling on the left frontoparietal soft tissue. He had suffered a penetrating scalp injury four month ago. On physical examination, there was a tender swelling with purulent stream on the lateral half of his scalp. His vital signs are within normal limits. Plain X-ray of the skull showed a lytic lesion on the left frontoparietal bone. A cranial computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a large subgaleal abscess at the left frontoparietal region. SBO possesses a high morbidity and mortality; therefore, prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are mandatory to prevent further complications and to reduce morbidity and mortality significantly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/947327 |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa Burak Sayhan Cemil Kavalci Ozgur Sogüt Eylem Sezenler Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report |
| title_full | Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report |
| title_short | Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report |
| title_sort | skull base osteomyelitis in the emergency department a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/947327 |
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