Bilateral intratonsillar abscess: A novel management approach to a rare condition

Year 2017, Volume: 27 Issue: 4, 194 - 197, 10.09.2017

Hasan Mohammed Daniel Scholfield Micheal Papesch

Abstract

Bilateral intratonsillar abscess is an extremely rare clinical condition. A 42-year-old male patient presented with stridor, difficulty in breathing, drooling saliva, muffled voice, fever, and trismus. Computed tomography showed bilateral intratonsillar abscess. The patient was treated with wide bore needle aspiration, intravenous antibiotics, and elective tonsillectomy. In conclusion, we demonstrate the effectiveness of needle aspiration in the management of bilateral intratonsillar abscess.

Keywords

Bilateral, intratonsillar abscess, tonsillar abscess

İki taraflı intratonsiler apse: Nadir bir hastalığa yeni bir tedavi yaklaşımı

Abstract

İki taraflı intratonsiller apse, çok nadir görülen klinik bir durumdur. Kırk iki yaşında erkek hasta stridor, solunum güçlüğü, ağızdan salya akması, boğuk ses, ateş ve çene kitlenmesi ile başvurdu. Bilgisayarlı tomografide iki taraflı intratonsiller apse izlendi. Hasta geniş uçlu iğne aspirasyonu, intravenöz antibiyotik ve elektif tonsilektomi ile tedavi edildi. Sonuç olarak, iki taraflı intratonsiller apse tedavisinde iğne aspirasyonunun etkinliği gösterilmiştir

Keywords

İki taraflı, İntratonsiler apse, tonsiler apse

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