An Unusual Case of a Sore Throat and Otalgia in a 4-Year-Old Boy

Nora Šiupšinskienė^{1, 2}, Evaldas Padervinskis¹, Lina Poškienė³, Nganjo Endeley⁴, Saulius Vaitkus¹

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, ²Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Klaipėda, ³Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Key words: sore throat; otalgia; Burkitt’s lymphoma; tonsil.

Summary. A sore throat, otalgia, and snoring are the common symptoms seen in children presenting to an otorhinolaryngological clinic. Sometimes, however, these symptoms may be suggestive of an aggressive malignancy. We present a rare case of Burkitt’s lymphoma of the tonsil in a young child, which initially manifested as a sore throat and otalgia.

Correspondence to N. Šiupšinskienė, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, 50028, Lithuania. E-mail: norai_s@yahoo.com

Received 6 March 2012, accepted 29 May 2012