Intratonsillar Abscess: Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Disease-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Intratonsillar Abscess: Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Disease

Published:2012-01 Issue:1 Volume:10 Page:117-119
ISSN:2058-7392
Container-title:European Journal of Inflammation
language:en
Short-container-title:Eur J Inflamm

Author:

Yang M-L.¹²,Lee J-C.¹,Hsu C-H.¹³,Kao C-H.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei

2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taoyuan Armed Forced General Hospital, Taiwan

3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

Abstract

Intratonsillar abscess is a condition that has rarely been described. Herein we summarize our experience diagnosing and treating four patients with intratonsillar abscess. In all cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by computer tomography (CT) scanning, which revealed enlargement of the right palatine tonsil with an area of central hypodensity and rim enhancement. Successful treatment in each case involved aspiration of the abscess using an 18G needle and post-procedural antibiotics. Our cases highlight the usefulness of CT for diagnosis and needle aspiration for treatment of intratonsillar abscess.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1721727X1201000114

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