OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE SKULL

Abstract

The patient was seen by me, Feb. 27, 1930, for Dr. Ernest I. Mulder, Compton, Calif. The case is reported because of the unusual distribution of osteomyelitis of the bones of the skull and by reason of the obscurity of symptoms pointing to that disorder. A search of the literature has failed to reveal the report of a similar case. REPORT OF CASE G. E., a man, aged 24, whose family history was negative for unusual conditions, had had no previous illnesses, injuries or operations of note. He was never addicted to the use of drugs or of alcohol. No venereal disease was known. He was a high school graduate, married, and had one child, living and well. He worked principally in the oil fields. Nov. 26, 1929, while lifting with all his strength, his foot slipped and he fell on his left hand and knee, the right lower extremity