[Peritonsillar abscess associated with infectious mononucleosis: retrospective study of three cases].
Three cases with infectious mononuculeosis associated with peritonsillar abscess were reviewed. The initial diagnoses in these three cases were tonsillitis or peritonsillitis. However, infectious mononucleosis was suspected because of an elevation in aminotransferases and was later confirmed by elevations in the titers of antibodies for Epstein-Barr virus. Peritonsillar abscesses developed and surgical drainage was performed in all three cases. The present study suggests a higher incidence of peritonsillar abscess in patients with infectious mononucleosis than previously expected.
Hatanaka
Akio
A
Department of Otolaryngology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi.
Tsunoda
Atsunobu
A
Kanazawa
Hiromi
H
Tsunoda
Reiko
R
Ishige
Tatsuya
T
Suzuki
Masami
M
Okamoto
Makoto
M
Tokano
Hisashi
H
Kitamura
Ken
K
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015415:Biomarkers; D000637:Transaminases