Tubercular laryngeal abscess
Muranjan, S.N.; Kirtane, M.V.
Journal of Laryngology and Otology 115(8): 660-662
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-2151 PMID: 11535152 DOI: 10.1258/0022215011908540Document Number: 247986
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.