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Bezold's abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. J. Gaffney ,
T. P. O'Dwyer  and
A. J. Maguire
R. J. Gaffney*
Affiliation:
Research Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, Trinity College, Dublin and St. James's Hospital, Dublin.
T. P. O'Dwyer
Affiliation:
Consultant Otolaryngologist, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin.
A. J. Maguire
Affiliation:
Consultant Otolaryngologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin.
*
Department of Otolaryngology, St. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin.
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Abstract

Since the introduction of antibiotics for the treatment of suppurative otitis media the incidence of complications from this disease has been greatly diminished. Acute mastoiditis, resulting in the deep neck abscess known as Bezold's abscess, has become very rare. A case of Bezold's abscess is presented with special reference to the clinical presentation and pathogenesis of this now uncommon condition. The variations in the routes of spread of the abscess in the fascial planes of the neck are described in detail. The difference between what is known today as a Bezold's abscess and the abscess that Bezold described in the early part of this century are presented.

Keywords

Mastoiditis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 9 , September 1991 , pp. 765 - 766
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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