Bezold's abscess

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Bezold's abscess
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 H70.0
ICD-9 383.01

Bezold's Abscess is an abscess in the sternocleidomastoid muscle where pus from a mastoiditis escapes into the sternocleidomastoid. It is a rare complication of acute otitis media.

Eponym

It is named after Friedrich Bezold (German otologist, 1842–1908).[1]

Symptoms

Severe pain in perimastoid region, difficulty of swallowing, sore throat, difficulty in breathing, nuchal rigidity, and fever.

References

  1. ↑ Source: F. von Bezold: Ein neuer Weg für die Ausbreitung einer eitrigen Entzündung aus den Räumen des Mittelohrs auf die Nachbarschaft und die in diesem Fall einzuschlagende Therapie. Deutsche medicinische Wochenschrift, Berlin, 1885, 7: 381-385.
Outer ear
Middle ear
and mastoid
Inner ear and
central pathways
Common pathway
Equilibrioception
Hearing
Hearing impairment
Excessive response
Deafblindness
Other

M: EAR

anat (e/p)/phys/devp

noco/cong, epon

proc, drug (S2)

External links

  • CT Scans Bezold Abscess, Coalescent Otomastoiditis


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