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Bezold's abscess

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Bezold's abscess
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 H70.0
ICD-9 383.01

Bezold's Abscess is an abscess in the sternocleidomastoid muscle where pus from a mastoiditis escapes into the sternocleidomastoid. It is a rare complication of acute otitis media. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ... The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is a coding of diseases and signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). ... The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ... The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ... For the death metal band, see Abscess (band). ... In human anatomy, the sternocleidomastoid (pronounced ) muscles are muscles in the neck that act to flex and rotate the head. ... Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid process, the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. ... Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear: the small space between the ear drum and the inner ear. ...

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Eponym

It is named after Friedrich Bezold (German otologist, 1842–1908).[1]

Symptoms

Severe pain in perimastoid region, difficulty of swallowing, sore throat, difficulty in breathing, nuchal rigidity, and fever. Meningism is the triad of nuchal rigidity, photophobia (intolerance of bright light) and headache. ... An analogue medical thermometer showing the temperature of 38. ...

References

  1. ^ Source: F. von Bezold: Ein neuer Weg für die Ausbreitung einer eitrigen Entzündung aus den Räumen des Mittelohrs auf die Nachbarschaft und die in diesem Fall einzuschlagende Therapie. Deutsche medicinische Wochenschrift, Berlin, 1885, 7: 381-385.

External links

  • CT Scans Bezold Abscess, Coalescent Otomastoiditis
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