Borrelia tonsillitis: common symptoms but uncommon organism.
We present a severe case of acute tonsillitis caused by Borrelia vincenti. B. vincenti does not only cause Plaut-Vincent's angina, but also a more localised infection of the tonsil.
Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK. drdbiswas@hotmail.com
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006113:United Kingdom