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Jan, 2022;14 (1): e21533.

Bezold's Abscess: A Case Report and Review of Cases Over 20 Years.

Abdullah S Alkhaldi, Mohammed Alwabili, Thamer Albilasi, Khabti Almuhanna
Author Information
  1. Abdullah S Alkhaldi: College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
  2. Mohammed Alwabili: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
  3. Thamer Albilasi: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
  4. Khabti Almuhanna: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
PMID: 35223308 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21533

Abstract

Bezold's abscess (BA) is a severe and rare extracranial complication of suppurative acute mastoiditis. The diagnosis of BA requires a high index of suspicion due to its rarity. In this study, we present a rare case of BA, in addition to a review of literature over 20 years. We searched for all cases in English literature from 2000 to 2020 in PubMed and found 27 cases (28 cases including the current case). BA was more prevalent in males (17/28, 60.7%) and adults (17/28, 60.7%). Of the 28 cases, six were associated with cholesteatoma and another six cases occurred with concomitant sinus thrombosis.

Keywords

acute mastoiditis bezold abscess bezold’s abscess complications of acute mastoiditis suppurative mastoiditis

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