A Timely Burst: Tuberculous Retropharyngeal Abscess
Chong W, Loh ST, Kulasegarah J, Loh TL, Tengku Kamalden TMIB
Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2020-01
Abstract
Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We describe an immunocompetent teenager who has her tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess ruptured and then diagnosis confirmed by the presence of acid-fast bacilli from the gastric lavage.