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The outline below shows the historical perspective of peritonsillar abscess.<ref name="pmid8302122">{{cite journal| author=Passy V| title=Pathogenesis of peritonsillar abscess. | journal=Laryngoscope | year= 1994 | volume= 104 | issue= 2 | pages= 185-90 | pmid=8302122 | doi=10.1288/00005537-199402000-00011 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8302122 }} </ref> | |||
*In second and third century BC, Celcius was the first to document in literature the treatment and [[pathogenesis]] of tonsillar [[pathology]]. | |||
*In 1700s peritonsillar abscess was first described. | |||
*In the 1930s and 1940s prior to the advent of antibiotics, surgical management was the most common treatment option for peritonsillar abscess. Interval [[tonsillectomy]] was mostly done after symptom resolution. | |||
*By 1947, Chaud [[tonsillectomy]] or immediate surgical [[tonsillectomy]] became the treatment option. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Historical perspective
The outline below shows the historical perspective of peritonsillar abscess.[1]
- In second and third century BC, Celcius was the first to document in literature the treatment and pathogenesis of tonsillar pathology.
- In 1700s peritonsillar abscess was first described.
- In the 1930s and 1940s prior to the advent of antibiotics, surgical management was the most common treatment option for peritonsillar abscess. Interval tonsillectomy was mostly done after symptom resolution.
- By 1947, Chaud tonsillectomy or immediate surgical tonsillectomy became the treatment option.
References
- ↑ Passy V (1994). "Pathogenesis of peritonsillar abscess". Laryngoscope. 104 (2): 185–90. doi:10.1288/00005537-199402000-00011. PMID 8302122.