Bilateral peritonsillar abscesses: Not your usual sore throat

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-47

  Fasano, Charles J ^a   Chudnofsky, Carl ^a   Vanderbeek, Paul ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral peritonsillar abscesses; Peritonsillar abscess; Pharyngitis; Quinsy; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; EDEMA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PALATE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; TONSILLECTOMY; TRISMUS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 20444405362     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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