Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

She was previously well with no history of recurrent tonsillitis, previous peritonsillar abscess or drug allergies. On physical examination, her temperature was 39.8°C, ... and incision and drainage ...

Selection of antibiotics after incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscesses. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999;120:57-61. Ozbek C, Aygenc E, Unsal E, Ozdem C. Peritonsillar abscess: ...

Peritonsillar abscess or quinsy is a collection of pus between the fibrous capsule of the tonsil usually in the upper pole and the super constrictor muscle of the pharynx. ... Incision and drainage.

She is referred the same day with a suspected peritonsillar abscess, which is confirmed before surgical incision and drainage. The problem. Peritonsillar abscess – or quinsy – is a complication of ...

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… ...