[Laryngopyocele. Rare cause of relapsing cervical infections].
A laryngopyocele forms when a laryngocele, as a dilatation of the laryngeal ventricle, becomes infected and fills with mucopus. Laryngopyoceles are rare, as only few cases have been previously reported in the literature. The case of a 75-year-old woman who was treated twice because of a deep cervical infection is described. First of all the cause remained unknown but 3 years after the first manifestation air could be aspirated from a now non-infected neck swelling. A laryngocele was revealed as the cause of the relapsing infection. The surgical resection led to a final healing and the patient remained free from disease. When dealing with a clinical picture of an unknown deep cervical infection, an external or mixed laryngocele should be considered in the differential diagnosis as a rare cause.
Ludwig
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Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte gGmbH, St.-Jürgen-Str. 1, 28177, Bremen. ludwig.ankeludwig@web.de
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence