TITLE:
Tuberculous Peritonsillar Abscess: A Case Report in Malaysia
AUTHORS:
Farid Razali, Ihab E. Ali, K. Y. Loh
KEYWORDS:
Tonsillitis, Abscess, Tuberculosis
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.8 No.5,
August
22,
2019
ABSTRACT: Tonsillitis is one of the most common presentations to the primary care clinic. Majority of the tonsillitis is viral etiology and occasionally is caused by bacteria such as streptococcal pharyngo-tonsillitis. However, if tonsillitis lasts longer than a week and associated with cervical lymph nodes, other differential diagnoses should be considered. This case report illustrated a patient who presented with fever, sore throat and odynophagia which lasted for one week then developed trismus. Examination revealed a left tonsillar hypertrophy with soft palate swelling and pus aspirated from the tonsil revealed positive smear to Acid-fast Bacilli and he responded to anti-tuberculosis treatment.