Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess presenting with dysphagia in a young adult male already on anti-tubercular therapy

Authors

  • Soumya Ghatak R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Sirshak Dutta Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Rahul Sarkar R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Pranay Agarwal R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Ramanuj Sinha Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Kaustuv Das Biswas IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2014.1.1s.1

Keywords:

Tuberculosis

Abstract

Tuberculosis is known to affect almost every organ in the body, but its manifestations in the head and neck region are quite rare. Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) caused by tuberculosis is an uncommon manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis within the head and neck. Here we present an unusual case of tuberculosis retropharyngeal abscess causing dysphagia in a young adult male already on anti-tubercular therapy, with neither any evidence of tuberculosis involvement of cervical spine nor any pulmonary tuberculosis lesion.

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Author Biographies

Soumya Ghatak, R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Otolaryngology

Sirshak Dutta, Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Otolaryngology

Rahul Sarkar, R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

Junior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology

Pranay Agarwal, R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

Junior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology

Ramanuj Sinha, Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

Professor & HOD, Department of Otolaryngology

Kaustuv Das Biswas, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India

RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Otolaryngology

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Published

2014-12-31

How to Cite

Soumya Ghatak, Sirshak Dutta, Rahul Sarkar, Pranay Agarwal, Ramanuj Sinha, & Kaustuv Das Biswas. (2014). Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess presenting with dysphagia in a young adult male already on anti-tubercular therapy. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 1(4(S), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2014.1.1s.1

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4(S) (2014): Vol 1 | Issue 4(S), October - December 2014

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