Tubercular laryngeal abscess.

Author(s): Muranjan SN, Kirtane MV

Affiliation(s): Department of Otorhinolaryngology, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India. drsuji@vsnl.com

Publication date & source: 2001-08, J Laryngol Otol., 115(8):660-2.

Publication type: Case Reports; Review

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.