Oropharyngeal tuberculosis causing severe odynophagia and dysphagia

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Caylan R., Aydin K., Caylan R.

EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY, vol.259, no.5, pp.229-230, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 259 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2002
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s00405-001-0439-5
• Journal Name: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.229-230
• Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Oropharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease and is usually secondary to laryngeal involvement in pulmonary tuberculosis. The major symptom in such patients is sore throat. Here, we report a case of tuberculosis of the posterior oropharyngeal wall without laryngeal involvement and causing severe dysphagia and odynophagia without esophageal or mediastinal involvement. The unusual presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is emphasized, and its diagnosis and treatment are discussed.