Bezold abscess: a rare complication of mastoiditis

Drew Nelson; Rebecca Jeanmonod

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.036

Bezold abscess: a rare complication of mastoiditis

Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Nov;31(11):1626.e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.036. Epub 2013 Sep 21.

Authors

Drew Nelson¹, Rebecca Jeanmonod

Affiliation

¹ St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA. Electronic address: drew.m.nelson@gmail.com.

PMID: 24060321
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.036

Abstract

Bezold abscess is a rare complication of mastoiditis in which patients are often well appearing but require urgent intervention to prevent serious sequelae. We describe the case of a Bezold abscess in a 12-year-old girl.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnosis
Abscess / etiology*
Child
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Mastoid*
Mastoiditis / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / etiology*
Streptococcus pyogenes*