You examine a patient with localized meningitis in the middle cranial fossa. The meningitis is believed to be secondary to otitis media. The most likely route by which the infection spread is through the:
A) floor of the tympanic cavity.
B) tegmen tympani.
C) labyrinthine (medial) wall of the tympanic cavity.
D) tympanic membrane.
E) pharyngotympanic tube.
Ans: B
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