Accepted
at 12:17 a.m. Jun, 08, 2025
by
captainyasser
Author:
captainyasser
Type of change:
Updated content
Rationale for change
Field is moving away from using malignant, as it is not a malignant process - good to be familiar with terminology.
Necrotizing otitis externa or necrotizing skull base osteomyelitis used now.
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Osteomyelitis of the skull base
Facial nerve palsy (CN VII >X>XI)
Osteomyelitis can then cause paralysis of other cranial nerves, abscesses, or venous sinus thrombosis