Tornwaldt abscess

Torn·waldt ab·scess

(torn'vahlt), chronic infection of the pharyngeal bursa.
See also: Tornwaldt syndrome, Tornwaldt cyst, Tornwaldt disease.

Torn·waldt ab·scess

(tōrn'vahlt ab'ses) Chronic suppurative infection in a Tornwaldt cyst; symptoms include purulent nasopharyngeal discharge, halitosis, sore throat, pharyngotympanic tube dysfunction, occipital headache, and cervical myalgia and stiffness.
See also: Tornwaldt syndrome

Tornwaldt,

(Thornwaldt), Gustavus Ludwig, German physician, 1843-1910. Tornwaldt abscess - chronic infection of the pharyngeal bursa.Tornwaldt cyst - a cystic notochordal remnant found inconstantly in the posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the lower end of the pharyngeal tonsil. Synonym(s): pharyngeal bursaTornwaldt disease - inflammation or obstruction of the pharyngeal bursa or an adenoid cleft with the formation of a cyst containing pus.Tornwaldt syndrome - nasopharyngeal discharge, occipital headache, and stiffness of posterior cervical muscles, with halitosis due to chronic infection of the pharyngeal bursa.