Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis
Bezold’s abscess is a very rare extracranial complication of acute mastoiditis. Lateral sinus thrombosis is another intracranial complication of acute mastoiditis that can occur, but there are only few reports of concomitant ispilateral Bezold’s abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis with favorable ou...
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| description | Bezold’s abscess is a very rare extracranial complication of acute mastoiditis. Lateral sinus thrombosis is another intracranial complication of acute mastoiditis that can occur, but there are only few reports of concomitant ispilateral Bezold’s abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis with favorable outcome. We diagnosed and treated successfully a 14-year-old girl suffering from Streptococcus pneumoniae acute mastoiditis complicated with Bezold’s abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis. Surgical treatment included myringotomy, cortical mastoidectomy, and Bezold’s abscess incision and drainage. During the course of treatment, we concluded that lateral sinus thrombosis was not caused from mastoiditis by direct spread but from pressure on internal jugular vein caused from Bezold’s abscess. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d8d520238b841708e1ead82ea0ffca12025-08-20T03:36:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732018-01-01201810.1155/2018/87025328702532Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus ThrombosisAziz Mustafa0Burhan Toçi1Hajdin Thaçi2Bujar Gjikolli3Nehat Baftiu4ENT Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, KosovoENT Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, KosovoENT Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, KosovoRadiology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, KosovoAnesthesiology/Reanimation Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, KosovoBezold’s abscess is a very rare extracranial complication of acute mastoiditis. Lateral sinus thrombosis is another intracranial complication of acute mastoiditis that can occur, but there are only few reports of concomitant ispilateral Bezold’s abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis with favorable outcome. We diagnosed and treated successfully a 14-year-old girl suffering from Streptococcus pneumoniae acute mastoiditis complicated with Bezold’s abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis. Surgical treatment included myringotomy, cortical mastoidectomy, and Bezold’s abscess incision and drainage. During the course of treatment, we concluded that lateral sinus thrombosis was not caused from mastoiditis by direct spread but from pressure on internal jugular vein caused from Bezold’s abscess.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8702532 |
| spellingShingle | Aziz Mustafa Burhan Toçi Hajdin Thaçi Bujar Gjikolli Nehat Baftiu Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis |
| title_full | Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis |
| title_fullStr | Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis |
| title_short | Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis |
| title_sort | acute mastoiditis complicated with concomitant bezold s abscess and lateral sinus thrombosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8702532 |
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