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An Infected Third Branchial Pouch Cyst presenting with Acute Stridor in an Infant.

Ramya RathodSujoy ChatterjiNiveditha DamodharanSourabha Kumar Patro
Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2020)
Branchial pouch cysts clinically mimic deep neck space infection and misdiagnosis leads to surgical drainage which can complicate into a persistently draining sinus or fistula. We present a unique case of infected third branchial pouch cyst in an infant who presented with acute stridor and our experience in its management.
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