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Tubercular laryngeal abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Sujata N. Muranian  and
Milind V. Kirtane
Sujata N. Muranian
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Milind V. Kirtane
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India.
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Abstract

Tuberculosis, with its varied presentations and numerous complications, is a relatively common disease in developing countries like India. Amongst its many presentations, pulmonary tuberculosis is the commonest. A tubercular laryngeal abscess is an extremely rare entity. We report a 37-year-old male, diagnosed with a tubercular laryngeal abscess which was successfully treated under local anaesthesia by incision and drainage and in whom a tracheostomy could be avoided.

Keywords

NeckAbscessTuberculosisLaryngeal
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 8 , August 2001 , pp. 660 - 662
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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