title: Propionibacterium skull base osteomyelitis complicated by internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: The microbiology of skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is evolving. We present here the first case of SBO caused by Propionibacterium acnes leading to the development of a pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery. Otolaryngologists should recognize this pathogen as a potential cause of invasive temporal bone infection to optimize prompt diagnosis and treatment. Laryngoscope, 127:2337-2339, 2017.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.|School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Kathryn L
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1670-1795
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kreicher
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hatch
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Shivangi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lohia
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Ted A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019291:Skull Base; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Skull base; cranial base; external ear; facial nerve; malignant otitis externa; propionibacterium; skull base osteomyelitis; temporal bone