Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis
Joint Authors
Mustafa, Aziz
Toçi, Burhan
Thaçi, Hajdin
Gjikolli, Bujar
Baftiu, Nehat
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mustafa, Aziz& Toçi, Burhan& Thaçi, Hajdin& Gjikolli, Bujar& Baftiu, Nehat. 2018. Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mustafa, Aziz…[et al.]. Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mustafa, Aziz& Toçi, Burhan& Thaçi, Hajdin& Gjikolli, Bujar& Baftiu, Nehat. Acute Mastoiditis Complicated with Concomitant Bezold’s Abscess and Lateral Sinus Thrombosis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148567
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148567