title: Management of spontaneous tonsillar bleeding: review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To formulate a management plan for spontaneous tonsillar bleeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Medline search was performed and all literature reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventeen publications were identified worldwide, describing 55 cases of spontaneous tonsillar bleeding.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although spontaneous tonsillar bleeding is a rare presentation, it is documented in the literature. Reported cases indicate an increased incidence in young patients, associated with a higher mortality rate. We propose a management plan for this potentially fatal condition.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK. drasalem2003@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery