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Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Robert J. S. Briggs, Gavin Fabinyi, Michael J. Richards, Skull Osteomyelitis Due to Salmonella Species: Two Case Reports and Review, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 1996, Pages 638–641, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/22.4.638
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Abstract
Osteomyelitis of the skull is a rare disease. We describe two cases due to Salmonella typhimurium and review 10 previously reported cases of salmonella osteomyelitis of the skull. This infection is frequently complicated by extradural abscess, which may be asymptomatic. Diagnostic imaging by means of computed tomographic scanning with contrast or gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging should be performed to detect this complication. A good outcome can be expected with a combination of surgery and antibiotic therapy.