What Researchers Did
Researchers reported on a 58-year-old female patient with bilateral skull base osteomyelitis, investigating the underlying pathogen after previous diagnostic attempts were unsuccessful.
What They Found
They found that a 58-year-old female patient with skull base osteomyelitis and hypogammaglobulinemia developed caudal cranial nerve palsy by 2022 despite multiple treatments. After numerous negative microbiological samples, species-specific PCRs ultimately detected Mycoplasma pneumoniae as the causative agent.
Canadian Relevance
This case study has no direct Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
As a single case study, these findings may not be generalizable to a broader patient population.