[Treatment of peritonsillar abscess].
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is associated with high morbidity and can cause serious and life-threatening complications. In Denmark, the most commonly isolated bacteria are Fusobacterium necrophorum and Streptococcus pyogenes gr. A. The incidence of PTA in Denmark is 41/100,000/year, the highest incidence ever reported for PTA. There is no definite consensus on the treatment. We recommend most patients treated with puncture and antibiotics as outpatients, and if necessary acute tonsillectomy instead of interval tonsillectomy. Steroids may be of value.
Øre-næse-halskirurgisk Klinik, Afsnit 2071, Rigshospitalet, Denmark. kanthonsen@cph-metronet.dk
Kristian
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Anthonsen
Waldemar
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Trolle
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011677:Punctures; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014068:Tonsillectomy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents