High infection rates among younger adults suggest they either delay routine dental care and only seek treatment when conditions become severe, or face more barriers.

Does my child need their tonsils removed?” To answer this question, one must understand the indications for tonsillectomy and risks associated with surgery. There are several indicators for ...

After the first postoperative week follow-up diaries were returned for 75 patients (96%), 35 patients in the nimesulide group and 40 patients in the ibuprofen group. At week 3 telephone interviews ...

In this moment, patients like Mr. Biden and others who develop metastatic prostate cancer diagnoses are more fortunate than patients in the past. There are about 10 new treatments for the disease ...

Background Transoral drainage of peritonsillar abscess during the COVID-19 pandemic is a high-risk procedure due to potential aerosolisation of SARS-CoV-2. This case has important implications for ...

Lulu is a 5-year-old girl who underwent surgery for Retropharyngeal abscess and peritonsillar abscess after complaining of neck pain. It’s a rare infection that can occur in the neck and throat.

WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of a peritonsillar abscess, a potentially dangerous infection that forms next to the tonsils.

The hematocrit was 25 per cent, the white-cell count 40,000 cells, with an increased number of immature neutrophils, and the total bilirubin 2.9 mg. per 100 ml. Incision of the peritonsillar ...

Peritonsillar abscess is a complication of acute tonsillitis and a common reason for patients’ admission to the otolaryngology emergency department. In rare cases clinical manifestation of an abscess ...

• 541 patients had Peritonsillar abscess. • Pooled bivariate sensitivity, specificity, LR+ and LR- was 86%, 76%, 3.51and – 0.19 respectively. • The radiology-performed Ultrasound had a sensitivity and ...