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Actinomycosis of the infratemporal fossa: an unusual cause of trismus
Author(s) -
Sethi A.,
Bansal R.,
Sareen D.,
Jain S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2009.01036.x
Subject(s) - medicine , infratemporal fossa , trismus , parapharyngeal space , tonsillectomy , actinomycosis , asymptomatic , surgery , tonsil , mass/lesion , lesion , malignancy , throat , radiology , skull , pathology
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.