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Congenital cholesteatoma presenting with Luc's abscess

Santhi K 1 , Tang IP 2 , Nordin A 3 , Prepageran N 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 ORL Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia drsanthi11@gmail.com
  • 2 ORL Department, University Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 3 ORL Department, Queen Elizabeth General Hospital, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 4 ORL Department, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Surg Case Rep, 2012 Dec 11;2012(12).
PMID: 24968423 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjs026

Abstract

Congenital cholesteatoma (CC) rarely presents with Luc's abscess. As a result of widespread usage of antimicrobial agents, Luc's abscess is hardly encountered in current clinical practice. Herein, we report a case of Luc's abscess as the first presenting symptom in a 5-year-old boy with underlying CC. Patient's clinical findings, radiological investigations and treatment were also discussed.

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