CENTRAL SKULL BASE OSTEOMYELITIS SECONDARY TO INVASIVE ASPERGILLUS SPHENOID SINUSITIS PRESENTING WITH ISOLATED 12TH NERVE PALSY

Central skull base osteomyelitis secondary to invasive aspergillus sphenoid sinusitis presenting with isolated 12th nerve palsy

Skull base osteomyelitis is a potentially life-threatening infection, usually seen in elderly immunocompromised patients secondary to malignant otitis externa (MOE) caused by Stocking Aids Pseudomonas.Central or atypical skull base osteomyelitis often poses a diagnostic challenge as they present as head-ache with or without cranial nerve palsy ofte

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