OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The objectives of this study were to evaluate safety and patient tolerance of intraoral ultrasound and to evaluate efficacy of intraoral ultrasound in the diagnosis of peritonsillar infections. STUDY DESIGN Prospective single-cohort study involving adult patients (age>18 years) with evaluation consistent with possible peritonsillar abscess. METHODS Twenty-four patients...

Although unilateral peritonsillar abscess is a common complication of acute bacterial tonsillitis, bilateral peritonsillar abscesses are quite rare. The incidence of unsuspected contralateral peritonsillar abscess identified at tonsillectomy has been reported to be between 1.9% and 24%, while the overall incidence of bilateral peritonsillar abscess is reported to reach 4.9%. Diagnosis can be ba...

OBJECTIVE  To determine whether the incidence of pneumonia, peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, empyema, meningitis, intracranial abscess, and Lemierre's syndrome is higher in general practices that prescribe fewer antibiotics for self limiting respiratory tract infections (RTIs). DESIGN  Cohort study. SETTING  610 UK general practices from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. PART...

introduction: there are controversies regarding treatment of peritonsillar abscess as a common infection of head and neck, especially for prescription of corticosteroids. according to review of articles, use of corticosteroids in management of this abscess is increasing, but more controlled and comparative studies are needed. in this clinical trial study, we evaluated corticosteroid as an adjut...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Current management for peritonsillar abscess in pediatric patients includes intensive medical therapy using antibiotics with or without surgical drainage. However, attaining proper surgical drainage is difficult in young children because they have narrow oral cavities and are less cooperative than adults. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors are associate...

INTRODUCTION Peritonsillar abscess is considered a suppurative complication of acute tonsillitis. It is usually unilateral and clinically evident bilateral presentation is uncommon. The condition affects mainly children older than 10 years and young adults. Herein we present a rare case of bilateral peritonsillar abscess in an infant. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 1-year-old boy presented with a two...

AIMS The objective of the present study was to determine the specificity, sensitivity and accuracy of intraoral and transcutaneous ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis of peritonsillar cellulitis and abscess. STUDY DESIGN Clinical-Prospective. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty nine patients were seen at the otorhinolaryngology emergency department of the University Hospital, of the School of Medicine...