Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례
후두개 농양 1예
홍현정1,*, 한동희1, 이종선1, 박범정1
A Case of Epiglottic Abscess
Hyun Jeong Hong1,*, Dong Hee Han1, Jong Sun Lee1, Bum Jung Park1
1한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
*교신저자: 홍현정, 431-070 경기도 안양시 동안구 평촌동 896 한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 전화： (031) 380-3840·전송： (031) 386-3860 E-mail：
hyunjeong2@hanmail.net
© Copyright 2005 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: Apr 03, 2005; Accepted: May 21, 2005
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Epiglottitis is more commonly seen in children less than 6 years of age, although this entity has also been well described among adults. A coalescence of infection of the epiglottis, or epiglottic abscess, has been infrequently reported in series of epiglottitis. Recently we encountered a case of men with a 3-day history of sore throat, odynophagia, and altered voice. Flexible fiberoptic endoscopy revealed an edematous, yellow colored epiglottis. Plain radiography and computed tomography demonstrated an epiglottic abscess. The patient underwent direct laryngoscopy, intubation, drainage of abscess, and intravenous antibiotics. The patient had an excellent recovery without complication. We report a case of epiglottic abscess with a review of literature. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2005;16:128–131)
Keywords: 후두개 농양
Keywords: Epiglottitis abscess
