Korean J Pain.  2009 Apr;22(1):88-91. 10.3344/kjp.2009.22.1.88.

Cervicogenic Headache from Skull Base Osteomyelitis : A case report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pain@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Skull base osteomyelitis is a rare but life-threatening complication of inflammation of the ear. The authors present a case of skull base osteomyelitis of unknown etiology in a non-diabetic patient who presented with unilateral posterior neck and occipital headache mimicking cervicogenic headache.

Keyword

cervicogenic headache; skull base osteomyelitis

MeSH Terms

Ear
Headache
Humans
Inflammation
Neck
Osteomyelitis
Post-Traumatic Headache
Skull
Skull Base
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