Bezold abscess

Bezold abscess
an abscess in the neck resulting from acute mastoiditis (Bezold mastoiditis) in which pus tracts have formed deep to the superior portion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and along the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.

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  • Mastoiditis — Classification and external resources Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Mastoid process labeled near center.) ICD 10 H …   Wikipedia

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