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  • Title: [Bilateral peritonsillar abscess with lymph node abscess in a infant. A rare case].
    Author: Bast F, Köhler H, Sparr KD, Schrom T.
    Journal: HNO; 2011 Oct; 59(10):1022-4. PubMed ID: 21424137.
    Abstract:
    Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) comprises approximately 30% of soft tissue head and neck abscesses. Bilateral occurrence in infants is rare. The present case demonstrates a bilateral peritonsillar abscess with a lymph node abscess in a 10.5-month-old infant without the typical clinical findings of PTA. This report highlights the importance of including peritonsillar abscesses in the differential diagnosis of abscess-forming cases of lymphadenitis colli refractory to therapy, even if the classical symptoms are absent. In individual cases, the indication for image-guided procedures to establish the diagnosis of PTA should be made generously.
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