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.

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[edit] Eponym

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

[edit] Symptoms

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

  • CT Scans Bezold Abscess, Coalescent Otomastoiditis


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