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典型的な頭蓋底骨髄炎は,高齢糖尿病患者に発症した緑膿菌による悪性外耳道炎を契機として頭蓋底へ炎症が波及したもので,時に致命的となりうる疾患である1,2)。近年は抗菌薬の進歩により,以前と比べ予後は改善しているが,脳神経症状は予後不良因子とする報告もある3)。今回われわれは,顔面神経麻痺を呈した頭蓋底骨髄炎の症例を経験した。手術ならびに十分な抗菌薬投与を行い,顔面神経麻痺は残存したものの,耳痛など他症状は消退し,CTでも後頭骨に新たな骨梁形成を認めたので報告する。
We report the case of an 84-year-old man diagnosed with skull base osteomyelitis and facial nerve palsy. A probe tympanotomy revealed that the vertical portion of the facial nerve was white and swollen. Bone destruction in the temporal and occipital bones was observed on CT. An enhanced MRI showed a contrast effect from the right mastoid to the skull base. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with skull base osteomyelitis. Antimicrobial therapy was administered for 7 months. Fortunately, the patient's clinical course was unremarkable. New bone trabecular formation in the temporal bone on CT was used as an indicator of the completion of antimicrobial therapy.
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