Osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and skull base in diabetes resulting from otitis media.
The report of a diabetic patient with pseudomonal osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and skull base not associated with an external otitis is presented. The infection started as a serous otitis media. The pathogenesis, clinical and radiologic features, and treatment of this rare condition are described and the literature is reviewed.
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