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Chronic Kidney Disease and Infection Risk: A Lower Incidence of Peritonsillar Abscesses in Specific CKD Subgroups in a 16-Year Korean Nationwide Cohort Study

Microorganisms
Peritonsillar abscesses and deep neck infection are potentially serious infections among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), posing risks for severe complications and drawing significant public health concern.
Mi Jung Kwon, Ho Suk Kang, Joo-Hee Kim, Ji Hee Kim, Woo Jin Bang, Dae Myoung Yoo, Na-Eun Lee, Kyeong Min Han, Nan Young Kim, Hyo Geun Choi, Min-Jeong Kim, Eun Soo Kim   +11 more
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A rare case of peritonsillar abscess resulting in cervical necrotizing fasciitis

Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2017
Objectives: Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck region is a rare but lethal complication of any head and neck infection. We present a case of cervical necrotizing fasciitis secondary to peritonsillar abscess requiring a large neck debridement and ...
Carmen E. Flores, Marc R. Matthews, Daniel M. Caruso, Kevin N. Foster, Mariel Stroschein   +4 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: minimally invasive thoracic surgical treatment [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To report a case series of patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) who were treated with minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Daud, Danilo Félix, Hasimoto, Fábio Nishida, Imaeda, Carlos Jogi, Leao, Luiz Eduardo Villaca, Melo, Cromwell Barbosa de Carvalho, Sarmento, Petrúcio Abrantes   +5 more
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Improving citations of published articles [PDF]

Higher educational institutions are ranked according to the number of citations received for their published work. More the citations better is the ranking. Every researcher hence looks to improve the citation score for their published work. This article
Balasubramanian, Thiagarajan, Geetha, Ramamoorthy   +1 more
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Socio-phenomenology and conversation analysis: interpreting video lifeworld healthcare interactions [PDF]

, 2011
This article uses a socio-phenomenological methodology to develop knowledge and understanding of the healthcare consultation based on the concept of the lifeworld.
Atkinson, Bensing, Berger, Bickerton, Bickerton, Bickerton, Campion, Campion, Collins, Garfinkel, Habermas, Harper, Heron, Lyn, Meltzer, Parsons, Parsons, Psathas, Psathas, Sacks, Sartre, Scheler, Scheler, Schutz, Schutz, Spiegelberg, Stevenson, Svenaeus   +27 more
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Epstein-Barr Virus-induced Jaundice [PDF]

, 2020
Infectious mononucleosis is primarily caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and is a common di-agnosis made in emergency departments worldwide. Subclinical and transient transaminase ele-vations are a well-established sequela of EBV.
Grimaldo, Felipe, Herold, Jessica
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Pharyngitis [PDF]

, 2009
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of ...
Sponseller, Brian
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The role of dental status in the pathogenesis and severity of peritonsillar and cervical infections

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundPeritonsillar and cervical infections, such as peritonsillar phlegmon and laterocervical abscesses, are serious complications of oropharyngeal infections.
Florian Ciprian Venter, Timea Claudia Ghitea, Timea Claudia Ghitea, Adrian Nicolae Venter, Amin-Florin El-Kharoubi, Amin-Florin El-Kharoubi, Mousa El-Kharoubi, Evelin Claudia Ghitea, Marc Cristian Ghitea, Amina Venter   +9 more
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Pharyngeal and peritonsillar abscess due to Leclercia adecarboxylata in an immunocompetant patient

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Leclercia adecarboxylata was isolated in pure culture from a peritonsillar and lateral pharyngeal abscess in an immunocompetent host. To our knowledge, this is the first case of infection caused by this microorganism being found in an odontogenic area ...
Rishi Bali, Parveen Sharma, Komal Gupta, Saurabh Nagrath   +3 more
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Peritonsillar Abscess/Methemoglobinemia Simulation Case

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
This resource is a simulation case intended for medical students and residents in emergency medicine. The case involves a patient who presents with a sore throat that progresses into a medication-induced methemoglobinemia after drainage.
John Ashurst, Terrence E. Goyke
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