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Bilateral peritonsillar abscess: case report and presentation of its clinical appearance
1Department of Otolaryngology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla., USA. srmobley@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Although there is no consensus on its incidence, bilateral peritonsillar abscess is an unusual variant of an otherwise relatively common otolaryngologic disease. A bilateral peritonsillar abscess can be differentiated from other oropharyngeal pathology with a detailed physical examination and complementary imaging. Its diagnosis should always be considered in patients who have signs and symptoms that are suggestive of peritonsillar abscess but whose intraoral examination yields atypical findings, as well as in patients with marked distress or trismus. This article describes the case of a young man who came to the emergency room with bilateral peritonsillar abscess. The author believes that this report contains the only published photograph of the intraoral appearance of this condition.
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