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Simultaneous coexistence of complications of COM in the same case is a rare situation, and the present report describes a case with mastoiditis, Bezold abscess, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, meningitis, and paraspinal abscess.
In summary, this paper presents an extremely rare case of a patient with complicated COM who developed mastoiditis, Bezold abscess, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, meningitis, and paraspinal abscess at the same time.
Necrosis of the mastoid process that extends to the digastric groove may result from inflammation and infection due to otitis media, leading to various abscesses like Bezold abscess [7].
Mastoiditis, Bezold abscess, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, and meningitis are all classic complications of otitis media, but this is the first paper in which these complications are reported to occur concomitantly.