A Case Report of Chronic Epiglottitis Treated by Lingual Tonsillectomy

Abstract

Recurrent acute epiglottitis and chronic supraglottitis are rare. We recently treated a patient with chronic supraglottic edema by lingual tonsillectomy, with a good outcome. The patient was a 46-year-old female with the complaint of pain and abnorm a l sensation of the throat. The lingual tonsil and the epiglottis were edematously swollen. She had been treated conservatively for over two years, but, local findings were not improved. She started complaining of dyspnea during sleep. Then lingual tonsillectomy was performed under general anesthesia. About one year after the operation, the supraglottic edema is disappeared and she has remained free of symptoms.