Deep neck abscess is a rere complication of acute mastoiditis in the era of antibiotics. In preantibiotic era, Bezold's abscess was the most common cause of the otogenic deep neck abscess. We reported a 19-year-old male with cholesteatoma complicated by acute suppurative mastoiditis, lateral sinus throm-bosis, thrombophlebitis of the ipsilateral internal jugular vein and deep neck abscess formation. The pathway of the deep neck abscess formation is dif-ferent from the classic presentations of Bezold's abscess. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography were complementary for the detailed demonstration of the origin and the extent of the disease. Segmental mural lysis of the infected internal jugular vein was considered to be responsible for the development of deep neck abscess formation.