Because the risk of complications may be higher with bilateral peritonsillar abscesses than with unilateral disease, a period of close airway observation following needle aspiration is vital. 1 If ...

Kieff DA, Bhattacharyya N, Siegel NS, Salman SD. Selection of antibiotics after incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscesses. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999;120:57-61.

A peritonsillar abscess is usually a complication of tonsillitis or another bacterial infection. Get it treated quickly to avoid serious problems.

This is the first reported case of a patient having a peritonsillar abscess and COVID-19, according to the authors. Clinicians need to be aware that these conditions can occur simultaneously, and they ...

Management Any patient with a suspected peritonsillar abscess should be referred the same day. The diagnosis is clinical, but CT scanning may be indicated for unusual presentations or if there is ...

Overall, the risk of peritonsillar abscess was low, and in two-thirds of cases, patients did not consult their primary care physician prior to developing an abscess.

Incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscess The most effective way of handling peritonsillar abscess (quinsy) once the diagnosis is made, is to incise and drain the abscess.

It seems like all of my peritonsillar abscesses are diagnosed on the initial presentation -- it's rare to see someone with an abscess who had already been on antibiotics. So how do I approach this?

WATCH the stomach-churning moment a doctor drains a pus-filled abscess in a woman’s throat. Surgeon Rahmat Omar can be seen using a tool to burn away the growth on the woman’s tonsil. P… ...

He smiled and said, “You have a peritonsillar abscess.” I had pain localized to the left side of my throat which was made worse with swallowing and which was suspicious for peritonsillar abscess.

Peritonsillar abscesses form around the tonsils. They usually occur as a complication of tonsillitis and are often caused by the same bacteria. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of ...

The stomach-churning clip shows the abscess being burnt away Pus is seen oozing out of the painful lump as it's cut away. "The video shows the incision and drainage of right tonsil abscess," he ...