A timely burst: Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2022

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. © 2020, Association of Otolaryngologists of India.

Keywords

Tuberculosis, Retropharyngeal abscess, Gastric lavage, Airway obstruction

Divisions

otorhino

Funders

None

Publication Title

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volume

74

Publisher

Springer

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