title: Epiglottic abscess: a rare cause of odynophagia.
abstract: Epiglottic abscess is rare sequelae of acute epiglottitis. It occurs commonly in adult although acute epiglottitis commonly occur in children. The presentation includes fever with odynophagia. The diagnosis is based on high index of suspicion especially when oral examinations reveal normal findings. We report a case of adult epiglottic abscess which was treated with incision and drainage. The outline of management was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. irfan@kb.usm.my.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irfan
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Fariza
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D000208:Acute Disease; D004825:Epiglottis; D004826:Epiglottitis; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain