Clinical Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis

Figure 5

(a) Inflammatory infiltration at the level of the prevertebral and superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles (asterisk). Arrows show the massive erosion of the tympanic part of the temporal bone. (b) Inflammatory changes at the level of the jugular fossa and parotid compartment (asterisks). (c) A soft tissue lesion in the parapharyngeal and parotid spaces.

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