BS- basisphenoid, CRP- C- Reactive Protein, EAC- external auditory canal, ESR- Erythrocyte sedementation rate, FL- foramen lacerum, ICA- Internal carotid artery, IJV- internal jugular vein, ITF- infratemporal fossa, JB- jugular bulb, MCF- middle cranial fossa, ME- middle ear, na- not applicable, NP- nasopharynx, PA- petrous apex, PPS- parapharyngeal space, PV- prevertebral, RP- retropharyngeal, SMF- stylomastoid foramen, SSC- superior semi-circular canal, TMJ- temporomandibular joint
Table- 2 shows the radiological extent of the disease, microbial profile and antimicrobials during the course of the study.