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=== Disease Etiology === | === Disease Etiology === | ||
=== Genetics === | === Genetics === | ||
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Revision as of 21:42, 25 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, an italian otolaryngologist.