The role of the otorhinolaryngologist in the management of central skull base osteomyelitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-285

  Cavel, Oren ^a,b   Fliss, Dan M ^a   Segev, Yoram ^a   Zik, Daniel ^a   Khafif, Avi ^a   Landsberg, Roee ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Central skull base osteomyelitis; Clivus; Endoscopic biopsy; Malignant external otitis; Skull base osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; SKULL BASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTITIS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34250901517     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3033     Document Type: Article

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