Neisseria flavescens Infection in Atypical Multiple Vallecular Cysts

Shay Shemesh; Tal Marom; Hananya Vaknine; Sharon Ovnat Tamir

doi:10.1007/s12070-015-0871-2

Neisseria flavescens Infection in Atypical Multiple Vallecular Cysts

Shay Shemesh^*, Tal Marom, Hananya Vaknine, Sharon Ovnat Tamir

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Edith Wolfson Medical Center Israel

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Abstract

A 53 year-old female patient presented with symptoms of intermittent odynophagia and halitosis persisting for 2 months. Physical examination revealed bilateral lingual tonsillar cysts and multiple vallecular cysts with clear fluid. Laboratory studies were unremarkable. The patient underwent surgery, during which uncapping of the multiple vallecular cysts was performed, and multiple microbiological samples and biopsies were taken. After surgery, the patient had complete resolution of all her symptoms. Pathological results demonstrated lymphoepithelial cysts. Microbiological tests demonstrated an infection by Neisseria flavescens, which is a non-pathogenic commensal of the oropharynx, and has never been described as causing agent of infected vallecular cysts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-13
Number of pages	3
Journal	Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-015-0871-2
State	Published - 1 Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Laryngoscopy
Neisseria flavescens
Rare
Vallecular cysts

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Neisseria flavescens Infection in Atypical Multiple Vallecular Cysts

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