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- Title
Actinomycosis of the infratemporal fossa: an unusual cause of trismus.
- Authors
Sethi, A.; Bansal, R.; Sareen, D.; Jain, S.
- Abstract
We report the case of a 43-year-old female who presented to us with trismus. She was found to have unilateral tonsillar enlargement on examination. A computerised tomography scan revealed an enhancing mass lesion involving the infratemporal fossa and the parapharyngeal space. A fine needle aspiration cytology of the enlarged tonsil revealed actinomycosis. The patient responded well to tonsillectomy followed by medical management and is asymptomatic 6 months following the completion of treatment.
- Subjects
CASE studies; TRISMUS; TONSILLITIS; TOMOGRAPHY; ACTINOMYCOSIS; TONSILLECTOMY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Oral Surgery (1752-2471), 2009, Vol 2, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1752-2471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1752-248X.2009.01036.x