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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 erosion of the cortical bone. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
Citelli's abscess is name after Salvatore Citèlli, an italian otolaryngologist. <ref>Thomas Lathrop Stedman. Stedman's Medical Eponyms. (2019) ISBN: 9780781754439</ref> | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 27 November 2023
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 erosion of the cortical bone.
History
Citelli's abscess is name after Salvatore Citèlli (1875-1947), an italian otolaryngologist. [1]
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References
- ↑ Thomas Lathrop Stedman. Stedman's Medical Eponyms. (2019) ISBN: 9780781754439