Intratonsillar Abscess: Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Disease

European Journal of Inflammation

Letter to the Editor

J-C. Lee¹  C-H. Kao¹  C-H. Hsu²  M-L. Yang³ 

[1] Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei;Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital;Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taoyuan Armed Forced General Hospital, Taiwan;

关键词: diagnosis;    imaging;    intratonsillar abscess;    needle aspiration;    treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1721727X1201000114

 received in 2011-01-10, accepted in 2011-07-20,  发布年份 2012

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Intratonsillar abscess is a condition that has rarely been described. Herein we summarize our experience diagnosing and treating four patients with intratonsillar abscess. In all cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by computer tomography (CT) scanning, which revealed enlargement of the right palatine tonsil with an area of central hypodensity and rim enhancement. Successful treatment in each case involved aspiration of the abscess using an 18G needle and post-procedural antibiotics. Our cases highlight the usefulness of CT for diagnosis and needle aspiration for treatment of intratonsillar abscess.

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