ghammam, M., Omri, M., Houas, J., Meherzi, A., Kermani, W., Maoua, M., Bellakhdher, M., Abdelkefi, M. (2020). A Rare Cause of Retropharyngeal Abscess: Cervical Pott’s Disease. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 21(1), 32-35. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2019.12274.1107
monia ghammam; Malika Omri; Jihene Houas; Abir Meherzi; Wassim Kermani; Maher Maoua; Mouna Bellakhdher; Mohamed Abdelkefi. "A Rare Cause of Retropharyngeal Abscess: Cervical Pott’s Disease". Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 21, 1, 2020, 32-35. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2019.12274.1107
ghammam, M., Omri, M., Houas, J., Meherzi, A., Kermani, W., Maoua, M., Bellakhdher, M., Abdelkefi, M. (2020). 'A Rare Cause of Retropharyngeal Abscess: Cervical Pott’s Disease', Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 21(1), pp. 32-35. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2019.12274.1107
ghammam, M., Omri, M., Houas, J., Meherzi, A., Kermani, W., Maoua, M., Bellakhdher, M., Abdelkefi, M. A Rare Cause of Retropharyngeal Abscess: Cervical Pott’s Disease. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, 2020; 21(1): 32-35. doi: 10.21608/ejentas.2019.12274.1107
A Rare Cause of Retropharyngeal Abscess: Cervical Pott’s Disease
1ENT department Farhat Hached medicine university sousse tunisia
2Department of ENT and Cervical Surgery, Farhat Hached Hospital, Medicine University, Sousse Tunisia
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) disease is commonly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is known to affect almost every organ in the body, but its manifestations in the head and the neck region are quite rare. Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscesses are exceptional. They are usually secondary to tuberculosis of the spine. We report one case of cervical Pott’s disease revealed by a retropharyngeal abscess. The clinical presentation was dysphagia with bilateral neck swelling. Radiological findings suggested the diagnosis, showing a retropharyngeal collection with vertebral osteolysis. The histological assessment confirmed the diagnosis showing several granulomas with central caseous necrosis. The evolution was favorable after drainage and anti-tuberculosis drugs. Vertebral tuberculosis is rare. Cervical Pott’s disease is exceptional, and retropharyngeal abscesses can be the revealing feature of this condition. Symptoms are not specific. The diagnosis is based on radiological and bacteriological assessment. Treatment implicates a multidisciplinary team, first the evacuation of the collection, then anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy
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