Symptomatic stroke complicating central skull base osteomyelitis following otitis media in a 2-year old boy: Case report and review of the literature

Publication date: October 2016
Source:International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Volume 89
Author(s): Eliz Kilich, Reena Dwivedi, Shelley Segal, Sandeep Jayawant, Manish Sadarangani
We describe the youngest case to date of a 2 year old child who developed central skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) initially presenting with a fever, vomiting and sore throat. An extremely rare complication of mastoiditis following otitis media in children is SBO which can present with non-specific symptoms. This report describes the first case of symptomatic ischaemic stroke secondary to SBO in an immunocompetent child. We review the literature of the management and the potential cerebrovascular complications of central SBO in children secondary to otolaryngological infection.



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