Abstract

  Tonsillolith, otherwise known as calculi of the tonsil is the deposition of calcium crystals in the crypts of the palatine tonsil. Dysphagia, odynophagia and referred otalgia are the characteristic features of large calcification whereas smaller ones are usually asymptomatic. We present a 35 years old male security officer with 2 years history of throat pain with right sided otalgia and 2 days history of self dislodged stone from the right tonsil.

Keywords: Tonsillolith; Throat Pain; Otalgia

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Citation

Citation: AA Yaroko., et al. “A Self Dislodged Giant Tonsillolith: A Case Report and Literature Review”. Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.12 (2020): 77-79.

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Copyright: © 2020 AA Yaroko., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.