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Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also commonly referred to as [[quinsy]], is defined as a collection of [[pus]] located between the tonsillar [[capsule]] and the [[pharyngeal]] [[Constrictor pharyngis medius|constrictor]] muscles. | |||
It is the most common deep tissue infection of the neck.<ref name="pmid18246890">{{cite journal| author=Galioto NJ| title=Peritonsillar abscess. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2008 | volume= 77 | issue= 2 | pages= 199-202 | pmid=18246890 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18246890 }} </ref> | |||
Historically, it has been thought of as a complication of [[acute]] [[tonsillitis]]. However, recent studies have proposed additional [[hypothesis]] surrounding its [[pathogenesis]] making the understanding of the disease a medical dilemma.<ref name="pmid23612569">{{cite journal| author=Powell EL, Powell J, Samuel JR, Wilson JA| title=A review of the pathogenesis of adult peritonsillar abscess: time for a re-evaluation. | journal=J Antimicrob Chemother | year= 2013 | volume= 68 | issue= 9 | pages= 1941-50 | pmid=23612569 | doi=10.1093/jac/dkt128 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23612569 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Overview
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also commonly referred to as quinsy, is defined as a collection of pus located between the tonsillar capsule and the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. It is the most common deep tissue infection of the neck.[1] Historically, it has been thought of as a complication of acute tonsillitis. However, recent studies have proposed additional hypothesis surrounding its pathogenesis making the understanding of the disease a medical dilemma.[2]
References
- ↑ Galioto NJ (2008). "Peritonsillar abscess". Am Fam Physician. 77 (2): 199–202. PMID 18246890.
- ↑ Powell EL, Powell J, Samuel JR, Wilson JA (2013). "A review of the pathogenesis of adult peritonsillar abscess: time for a re-evaluation". J Antimicrob Chemother. 68 (9): 1941–50. doi:10.1093/jac/dkt128. PMID 23612569.