Intravenous Neck Injections in a Drug Abuser Resulting in Infection of a Laryngocele

Authors :: Balachandran Appoo
Abdullah Sani
Jeevanan Jahendran
Philip Rajan
Gurdeep Singh Mann
Source :: Asian Journal of Surgery, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 41-44 (2005)
Publication Year :: 2005
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2005.
Abstract: A pyolaryngocele is an uncommon complication of a laryngocele that has become infected. We present a case of a pyolaryngocele that was probably due to repeated injections in the neck veins. The pathogenesis, clinical features and management are discussed in detail.

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