TABLE 1:

Clinical characteristics of patients with atypical central skull base osteomyelitis

Patient (no.)	Age (y)/Sex	Risk Factors	Biopsy Performed	Organism Isolated	Cranial Neuropathies
1	50/M	Diabetes mellitus, chronic sinusitis	CT fine needle aspiration	Eikenella corrodens	VI, IX, X, XII
2	13/M	Diabetes mellitus	Sphenoidotomy	Staph aureus, Serratia marcescens, Aspergillus niger	V2, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
3	38/M	HIV positive, replacement steroids	Autopsy	Aspergillus fumigatus	VI, VII
4	72/M	Diabetes mellitus	CT fine needle aspiration	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	IX, X
5	33/M	Chronic sinusitis	Sphenoidotomy	Group C Streptococcus	VI
6	35/M	Diabetes mellitus, steroids	Craniotomy	Streptococcus milleri	III, VI, VII, IX, X, XII