title: Bilateral peritonsillar abscess: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Bilateral peritonsillar abscess is uncommon. We have described a patient in whom it was misdiagnosed as bilateral hypertrophy of the tonsils. Direct palpation of the tonsils, which helped in the diagnosis in our patient, should be done routinely in patients with suspected peritonsillar abscess.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography