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Hair, there, and everywhere: Peritonsillar abscess formation initiated by pet hair ingestion
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2022 Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a common diagnosis, yet the pathogenesis is not clearly defined.This is the first reported case of hair-containing abscess in the peritonsillar space. An eight-year-old male presented with classical symptoms for PTA. During
Natalie Quinn +4 more
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Risk factors for peritonsillar abscess in streptococcus A-negative tonsillitis: a case control study
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 AIMS The Centor criteria and the FeverPAIN score are recommended for guiding antibiotic prescription for tonsillitis, but they are not validated for this purpose.
Lia Helfenberger +3 more
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Management of Peritonsillar Abscess in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) occurs when pus accumulates in the peritonsillar space. There are controversies about the most adequate form of treatment.
Oyewole, Emmanuel Abayomi +3 more
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, 2021 BACKGROUND Peritonsillar abscess, or quinsy, is one of the most common emergency presentations to ENT departments, and is the most common deep tissue infection of the head and neck.
Bidaye, R, Khanna, A, Sawhney, A
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Intratonsillar abscess in patients with COVID-19: Two case reports
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2021 COVID-19 was first reported of in December of 2019 and has since developed into a global pandemic disease. An intratonsillar abscess is a rarely encountered diagnosis and the clinical presentation can mimic that of a peritonsillar abscess.
Ivan Segerhammar +3 more
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Unusual clinical course of infectious mononucleosis: Complicating bilateral peritonsillar abscess
JEM Reports, 2023 Background: Infectious mononucleosis (IM) caused by Epstein-Barr virus typically presents with fever, pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy, and most patients recover within a few weeks.
Yuji Okazaki +2 more
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Microbiology of Peritonsillar Abscesses
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2006 The objective of the present study was to analyze the microbiology of peritonsillar abscesses.Thirty patients, mean age 24,2 years, with peritonsillar abscesses underwent aspiration of at least 3 mL of pus, which was cultured for aerobes and anaerobes.87% samples showed positive cultures.
Sakae, Flavio Akira +4 more
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Pathogenesis of peritonsillar abscess [PDF]
The Laryngoscope, 1994 AbstractThe pathogenesis of peritonsillar abscess is described in textbooks as being a direct communication and progression of acute exudative tonsillitis. Little study has been done on the true etiology and pathogenesis of peritonsillar abscess. This paper focuses on the pathogenesis of peritonsillar abscess. A group of salivary glands (Weber's glands)
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