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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]

Historical perspective

The outline below shows the historical perspective of peritonsillar abscess.

• 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.