Bad breath and painful swallowing in a boy
| Autor: | Bayram Özhan, Deniz Gül Zorlu, Selçuk Yüksel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty cryptic tonsillitis medicine.medical_treatment Palatine Tonsil Tonsillitis Pain Lithiasis 03 medical and health sciences tonsillar abcess 0302 clinical medicine Bad breath stomatognathic system Swallowing halitosis 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans tonsil stone Peritonsillar Abscess Child business.industry General surgery Submandibular lymphadenopathy medicine.disease Tonsillectomy general paediatrics medicine.anatomical_structure Tonsil Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Foreign body medicine.symptom Deglutition Disorders business |
| DOI: | 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315509 |
| Popis: | An 11-year-old boy was admitted with mildly painful swallowing. His parents mentioned he had had bad breath for 4 months. He had presented with the same complaint several times at medical centres, and some antibiotics and analgesics were given. During examination, bad breath (halitosis) was noted (figure 1). There was no cervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy and fever. Figure 1 Oropharyngeal examination on admission. Questions: What do you see on oropharyngeal examination? What is the most likely diagnosis? Tonsillitis with exudate. Tonsillolithiasis. Foreign body on tonsil. Peritonsillar abscess. How would you manage this patient? Start broad-spectrum antibiotic. Drainage. Remove by using swab. Tonsillectomy. Answers can be found on page 2 © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. |
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