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Acute tonsillitis complicated by retropharyngeal and thyroid abscess infected with de-repressed β lactamase Citrobacter mutans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Sangeeta Maini ,
M. J. K. M. Brown ,
Osman Ali ,
Sinead Davies  and
K. M. Al Shafi
Sangeeta Maini
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, U.K.
M. J. K. M. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, U.K.
Osman Ali
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, U.K.
Sinead Davies
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, U.K.
K. M. Al Shafi
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, U.K.
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Abstract

An unusual presentation of acute tonsillitis complicated by retropharyngeal and thyroid abscess is reported. Spontaneous rupture of retropharyngeal abscess resulted in necrotic fistulae between the pharyngeal wall and the retropharyngeal space.

Keywords

TonsillitisRetropharyngeal AbscessThyroidAbscessCitrobacter
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 4 , April 2001 , pp. 327 - 329
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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