Head of Department of Surgery College of Medicine Mustansiriyah University Head of AlYarmouk Center of Postgraduate Study in Otolaryngology Consultant Otolaryngologist Quinsy Peritonsillar abscess ID: 1011516
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1. QuinsyProf. Ehab Taha Yaseen, FICMS, FRCS, Head of Department of Surgery/ College of Medicine/ Mustansiriyah UniversityHead of Al-Yarmouk Center of Postgraduate Study in OtolaryngologyConsultant Otolaryngologist
2. Quinsy (Peritonsillar abscess)Is an abscess between the tonsil capsule and the adjacent lateral pharyngeal wall (superior constrictor muscle). Follow an attack of tonsillitis.
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6. Clinical FeaturesSevere pain in the throat Fever and malaise Headache RigorTrismus EaracheIntense salivation and dribblingThick speech Foeter oris Cervical lymph nodes are enlarged and tender. There is marked hyperemia and edema of the tonsillar and palatal regions.The uvula is edematous and pushed to the other side
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9. ComplicationsParapharyngeal abscessHaemorrhagesLaryngeal edemaSepticemia
10. TreatmentConservative in the early stage of cellulites (negative tap) ( i.v. Systemic antibiotics, analgesia, bed rest and fluid intakeDrainage of the abscess (when the tap yields pus) and tonsillectomy may be indicated after1 month
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