OBJECTIVES To review cases of peritonsillar abscess and investigate the initial clinical factors that may influence the duration of hospitalization. To determine the predictive factors of prolonged hospital stay in adult patients with peritonsillar abscess. METHODS Subjects were adults hospitalized with peritonsillar abscess. We retrospectively reviewed 377 medical records from 1990 to 2013 i...

Peritonsillar abscess is the most common deep infection of the head and neck, occurring primarily in young adults. Diagnosis is usually made on the basis of clinical presentation and examination. Symptoms and findings generally include fever, sore throat, dysphagia, trismus, and a "hot potato" voice. Drainage of the abscess, antibiotic therapy, and supportive therapy for maintaining hydration a...

Kawasaki disease (KD) causes multisystemic vasculitis but infrequently manifests with deep neck infections, such as a peritonsillar abscess, peritonsillar or deep neck cellulitis, suppurative parapharyngeal infection, or retropharyngeal abscess. As its etiology is still unknown, the diagnosis is usually made based on typical symptoms. The differential diagnosis between KD and deep neck infectio...

OBJECTIVE Smartphone-based thermal imaging was evaluated for its utility in the detection of peritonsillar abscesses. METHODS We describe six cases of peritonsillar abscess in which computed tomography and thermography scans of the neck were performed prior to surgery. RESULTS Open-mouth thermal photographic images were obtained preoperatively from patients, and asymmetric hot spots with si...

BACKGROUND Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is one of the most commonly encountered abscess in the head and neck region. The aims of this study were to list the frequency of the disease by age, sex and laterality, and to list the presentation of the disease by symptoms, signs and complications, and to determine the efficacy of incision and drainage (I&D) procedure under local anaesthesia (LA) in ter...