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Quinsy (peritonsillar abscess) is a common emergency seen in otolaryngology practice. These patients are often screened for glandular fever in addition to routine haematological tests. In our unit, we have screened 66 patients with quinsy for glandular fever over a period of 12 months. All these
Lemierre syndrome an extremely rare and unreported disease typically results from oropharyngeal infection and/or local tissue trauma with invasion of the parapharyngeal soft tissue with bacteria. Once local tissue invasion occurs, internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis with or without
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to describe the clinico-epidemiologic profile of peritonsillar abscess (PA) seen in our center in northern Nigeria.
METHODS
This was a to retrospectively review of all patients with PA managed in our hospital over a 7-year period. Case notes were reviewed and
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common complication of acute tonsillitis resulting in fever, unilateral sore throat, odynophagia and trismus. This retrospective study was undertaken to analyze the clinical courses of 775 patients with two different methods of the first-line treatment.
OBJECTIVE
To highlight the modes of presentation and management of a peritonsillar abscess in children younger than 5 years.
METHODS
Retrospective case series.
METHODS
Tertiary referral pediatric otolaryngology practice.
METHODS
Seven children younger than 5 years.
RESULTS
The mean age of the
A 60-year-old female visited a hospital complaining of fever and pharyngeal pain. She was diagnosed as peritonsillar abscess. Initial conservative treatment was not curative, and deep neck and mediastinal abscess developed. After cervical drainage, she was referred to our hospital. Drainage tube was
We describe a rare case of a previously healthy 30-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with bilateral peritonsillar abscesses. The clinical presentation of fever, trismus and odynophagia was consistent with pertonsillar abscess (PTA), but the presence of symmetric tonsillar
OBJECTIVE
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is one of the most common infectious diseases of the head and neck region requiring surgical intervention to relieve symptoms such as severe throat pain, fever, dysphagia, and trismus. However, the appropriate management of PTA is still controversial. In Europe
A 52-year-old man, without previous disease, presented with dysphagia, dyspnoea, high fever and sore throat after peritonsillar abscesses drainage. Physical and complementary examinations were consistent with pericarditis, mediastinitis, pneumonia and pleuritis. Blood cultures grew Eikenella
In 161 patients treated for a peritonsillar abscess by stab incision as the only surgical procedure, a follow-up study was conducted after 3 1/2 to eight years. Of all the patients examined, 51% had experienced no throat symptoms, 22% had had recurrent peritonsillar abscesses, 20% had had recurrent
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Kawasaki disease, is a potentially fatal pediatric disease characterized by prolonged high fever, conjunctivitis, stomatitis. myocarditis, aseptic meningitis and coronary artery vasculitis. We present peritonsillar abscess as a previously unreported otolaryngologic
A 68-year-old man was admitted to hospital in an acute confusional state with a 2-week history of fever, influenza-like illness and sore throat. He quickly developed coagulation disturbances, hypotension and renal function impairment. Despite broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, he deteriorated. Group
In an attempt to assess the effect of antibiotic choice on the treatment of peritonsillar abscess, we compared the clinical efficacy of empiric intramuscular clindamycin and intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam (following needle aspiration of the abscess) in a prospective, randomized study of 58
The clinical efficacy of procaine penicillin and sulbactam-ampicillin was compared in patients with peritonsillar abscesses after peroral abscess drainage. Forty-two patients were randomly assigned to receive either procaine penicillin or sulbactam-ampicillin intramuscularly on an outpatient basis.