Insidious onset of headache, diplopia and Horner's syndrome: a rare case of petrous bone osteomyelitis.

Simon Biart, Janki Panicker

BMJ case reports 2019 Sep 18

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We present an unusual case of skull base osteomyelitis in an 88-year-old woman. She presented with gradual onset unilateral headache and diplopia. On examination, there was evidence of a left-sided Horner's and ipsilateral sixth nerve palsy. In addition to persistent raised inflammatory markers, an MRI neck identified signal change in the petrous bone confirming a diagnosis of skull base osteomyelitis. Skull base osteomyelitis should be considered in presentations of subacute raised inflammatory markers in the context of ipsilateral cranial nerve signs. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Simon Biart, Janki Panicker. Insidious onset of headache, diplopia and Horner's syndrome: a rare case of petrous bone osteomyelitis. BMJ case reports. 2019 Sep 18;12(9)