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Osteomyelitis of the temporal bone in identical twin infants
Sampath C Prasad1, Kishore Chandra Prasad, Rukma Bhandary
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Rd., Mangalore, Karnatka, India.
Abstract:
Osteomyelitis of the skull base almost always occurs in elderly patients with diabetes; however, it may occur in patients with compromised immune function regardless of their age. We present the cases of a pair of immunocompetent, 2-year-old identical twins who experienced osteomyelitis of the temporal bone almost exactly 1 year apart. An incident such as this, in this age group, has never been reported in the literature.
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