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A Timely Burst: Tuberculous Retropharyngeal Abscess

Chong W 1 , Loh ST 2 , Kulasegarah J 1 , Loh TL 2 , Tengku Kamalden TMIB 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2022 Oct;74(Suppl 2):1800-1802.
PMID: 36452768 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-020-01809-w

Abstract

Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We describe an immunocompetent teenager who has her tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess ruptured and then diagnosis confirmed by the presence of acid-fast bacilli from the gastric lavage.

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