Second branchial fistula with unusual presentation—A case report

Complete second branchial fistula is a rare clinical entity. The classical presentation of second branchial fistula is recurrent discharge from the external opening with or without recurrent painful neck swelling. We report an unusual case whose presenting symptom was a long‐standing history of thro...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	The Laryngoscope Vol. 120; no. 7; pp. 1319 - 1321
Main Authors:	Ng, Siu‐Kwan, Tong, Michael C. F., van Hasselt, Charles A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-07-2010 Wiley-Blackwell
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Branchial fistula Branchial Region - abnormalities Branchial Region - surgery Cutaneous Fistula - surgery Dermatology Female Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects skin papule throat discomfort Case study Human Papule skin papule Skin disease Branchial fistula Fistula ENT Oropharynx Skin throat discomfort
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Complete second branchial fistula is a rare clinical entity. The classical presentation of second branchial fistula is recurrent discharge from the external opening with or without recurrent painful neck swelling. We report an unusual case whose presenting symptom was a long‐standing history of throat discomfort with recurrent blood stained saliva. Her symptoms resolved after her branchial fistula was excised.
Bibliography:	The authors have no funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose. ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0023-852X 1531-4995
DOI:	10.1002/lary.20929