A case of malignant otitis externa following mastoidectomy

We present a case of a 63-year-old diabetic male who developed:malignant ot itis externa following mastoidectomy. Extensive skull base osteomyelitis ca used thrombosis of the jugular bulb and subsequent paralysis of cranial ner ves VII, IX, X and XII. He was treated :aggressively with intravenous antib iotics and debridement of granulation tissue in the mastoid bowl with full recovery:of the cranial nerve palsies associated with recanalization of the jugular bulb. We believe this is the first reported case of malignant otit is externa to occur following mastoidectomy with complete recovery of the c ranial nerve paresis.