Giant tonsillolith – a case report

Authors

  • Pallvi Kaul Government Medical college, Jammu, India
  • Arti Government Medical college, Jammu, India
  • Priya Manhas Government Medical college, Jammu, India
  • Deep Jyoti Government Medical college, Jammu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.3.15

Keywords:

Tonsillolith, Leptothrix buccalis, palatine tonsils

Abstract

Tonsillolith or calculi of tonsil is unusual presentation of stone in tonsillar crypt. It commonly occurs between 20-77 years of age. Etiology of tonsillolith is multifactorial and not usually diagnosed. We describe a case of 32 years old male patient who presented with a 2 month history of mild odynophagia and was found to have a giant tonsillolith (2.9 x 2.6 x 2.3) cm in his right tonsil which was removed under local anaesthesia. We reviewed the literature on this rare clinical entity and found that this is amongst the largest ever reported cases of tonsillolith and first of its kind to be removed under local anaesthesia.

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Author Biographies

Pallvi Kaul, Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Arti, Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Priya Manhas, Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Deep Jyoti, Government Medical college, Jammu, India

Government Medical college, Jammu, India

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Published

2017-09-30

How to Cite

Pallvi Kaul, Arti, Priya Manhas, & Deep Jyoti. (2017). Giant tonsillolith – a case report. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 4(3), 95–97. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.3.15