Authors : Dr. M.P. Goyal; Dr. Mahesh Kumar Poonia; Dr. Shailendra Srivastava; Dr. Ashish Rana

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24OCT362

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Abstract : In this paper, an analysis of the demographic attributes, presenting symptoms, and infective agents, as well as the areas affected by skull osteomyelitis, of fifty male and fifty female patients is offered. A rough age estimate of around 61 years was found among the patients, with average symptom durations of about 6.8 months or longer. A significant percentage of diabetes (62%) and cranial nerve involvement (62%) were observed. The dominant symptom was headaches, representing 78% of cases, followed by cranial nerve palsy (62%) and hearing loss (48%). S. aureus was found to be the second most common causative agent, following only P. aeruginosa, which was the most common agent (54%). It became clear that there was a relevant infection in the temporomandibular joint and the retropharyngeal joint upon examining regional cases of the illness. In spite of therapy, only 38 percent of patients exhibited a cure, while 46 percent demonstrated improvement and 16 percent experienced a worsening of their condition.

Keywords : Skull Osteomyelitis, Diabetes, Treatment Outcomes, Cranial Nerve Involvement, Demographics.

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