title: Skull base osteomyelitis presenting as Villaret's syndrome.
abstract: This report documents a 47-year-old male who developed acute deficits of the IX, X, XI, XII cranial nerves and Horner's symptoms, consistent with Villaret's syndrome. Neuroimaging studies demonstrated an osteolytic lesion in the skull base involving the clivus and jugular foramen. The patient recovered after the antibiotic treatment for proteus mirabilis infection. We suggest that Villaret's syndrome can be a rare presentation of skull base osteomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuo-Lun
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chin-Song
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011513:Proteus mirabilis; D019291:Skull Base; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D002443:Ceftriaxone