Table 4 Pearson Chi-square statistics were used to find a factor that would predict the occurrence of CSBO. The list contains factors with major statistical importance: (DM) diabetes mellitus, (IHD) ischemic heart disease, (RF) renal failure, (PD) pulmonary disease. Infection in the stylomastoid region on imaging methods was found to be the only statistically significant factor

From: The routes of infection spread in central skull-base osteomyelitis and the diagnostic role of CT and MRI scans