title: Bezold's abscess following chronic mastoiditis in a newborn.
abstract: Despite the availability of antibiotics, acute otitis media can still lead to major complications. Bezold's abscesses are very rare complications and are usually found only in adults with well-pneumatized mastoid bones. We present the case of a 10-week-old newborn with a Bezold's abscess. It is stressed that acute otitis media can be silent and undetected in infants and can lead to major complications such as Bezold's abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schöndorf
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Streppel
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis