A Rare Case of Intratonsillar Abscess in an Adult
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, New Delhi
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ESI Hospital, Rohini, New Delhi
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College & Hospital, Rohini, New Delhi
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Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(4), 804; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.804
Submission received: 2 July 2015
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Revised: 25 November 2015
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Accepted: 17 December 2015
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Published: 29 December 2015
Abstract
A rare case of intratonsillar abscess is presented in a 25-year old healthy adult male, where the clinical presentation was found to be unique hitherto unreported in the medical literature. The clinical record also highlights the importance of incision and drainage in the management of such cases. With this case, we illustrate a rare entity that present in an extremely rare manner.
Keywords:
intratonsillar abscess
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Singh, G.B.; Kumar, D.; Arora, R.; Garg, S.; Ranjan, S. A Rare Case of Intratonsillar Abscess in an Adult. Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 804. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.804
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Singh GB, Kumar D, Arora R, Garg S, Ranjan S. A Rare Case of Intratonsillar Abscess in an Adult. Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(4):804. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.804
Chicago/Turabian StyleSingh, Gautam Bir, Deepak Kumar, Rubeena Arora, Sunil Garg, and Shruti Ranjan. 2015. "A Rare Case of Intratonsillar Abscess in an Adult" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 4: 804. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.804
