Spontaneous drainage of a Bezold neck abscess into the middle-ear cleft: a rare incident

Kamal G Effat

doi:10.4103/1012-5574.127209

Abstract

Bezold’s abscess is a neck abscess, arising as a complication of acute mastoiditis or active chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma. This condition is rarely reported in the recent literature. A very rare case is presented of spontaneous drainage of Bezold’s neck abscess into the middle ear. Pertinent review of the literature is illustrated.

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Friedrich Bezold (1824–1908) was a German otologist
(1) Bezold’s abscess is a neck abscess that is the result of a complication of acute mastoiditis or infected cholesteatoma
(3) A rare case is presented, where the neck abscess drained spontaneously into the middle-ear cleft and surgical drainage of the abscess was not required

Summary

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Spontaneous drainage of a Bezold neck abscess into the middle-ear cleft: a rare incident. Bezold’s abscess is a neck abscess, arising as a complication of acute mastoiditis or active chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma. This condition is rarely reported in the recent literature. A very rare case is presented of spontaneous drainage of Bezold's neck abscess into the middle ear. Pertinent review of the literature is illustrated

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