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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''Citelli's abscess''' is an extracranial abscess either posterior to the occipital bone or within the digastric triangle. It is a complication of [[ | '''Citelli's abscess''' is an extracranial abscess either posterior to the occipital bone or within the digastric triangle. It is a complication of [[Acute Mastoiditis|acute mastoiditis]] following cortical erosion of the mastoid bone. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
Citelli's abscess is name after Salvatore Citèlli, an italian otolaryngologist. | Citelli's abscess is name after Salvatore Citèlli (1875-1947), an italian otolaryngologist. <ref>Thomas Lathrop Stedman. Stedman's Medical Eponyms. (2019) ISBN: 9780781754439</ref> | ||
== Pathophysiology == | == Pathophysiology == | ||
=== Relevant Anatomy === | === Relevant Anatomy === | ||
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File:Sobo 1909 55.png|Anatomy of the mastoid bone | |||
File:Digastricus.png|Digastric muscle | |||
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=== Disease Etiology === | === Disease Etiology === | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 1 April 2024
Overview
Citelli's abscess is an extracranial abscess either posterior to the occipital bone or within the digastric triangle. It is a complication of acute mastoiditis following cortical erosion of the mastoid bone.
History
Citelli's abscess is name after Salvatore Citèlli (1875-1947), an italian otolaryngologist. [1]
Pathophysiology
Relevant Anatomy
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Anatomy of the mastoid bone
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Digastric muscle
Disease Etiology
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References
- ↑ Thomas Lathrop Stedman. Stedman's Medical Eponyms. (2019) ISBN: 9780781754439