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It is a commonly encountered otorhinolaryngological (ENT) emergency. [14] The number of new cases per year of peritonsillar abscess in the United States has been estimated approximately at 30 cases per 100,000 people. [15] In a study in Northern Ireland, the number of new cases was 10 cases per 100,000 people per year. [16]
Rotavirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in children, [25] and produces similar rates in both the developed and developing world. [20] Viruses cause about 70% of episodes of infectious diarrhea in the pediatric age group. [13] Rotavirus is a less common cause in adults due to acquired immunity. [27]
Otitis externa affects 1–3% of people a year; more than 95% of cases are acute. [2] About 10% of people are affected at some point in their lives. [3] It occurs most commonly among children between the ages of seven and twelve and among the elderly. [2] [5] It occurs with near equal frequency in males and females. [5]
ENT surgery An oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelialized oroantral communication (OAC), which refers to an abnormal connection between the oral cavity and the antrum . [ 1 ] The creation of an OAC is most commonly due to the extraction of a maxillary tooth (typically a maxillary first molar ) which is closely related to the antral floor.
It is the most common bacterial cause of cases of pharyngitis (15–30%). [19] Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, and large lymph nodes. It is a contagious infection, spread by close contact with an infected individual. A definitive diagnosis is made based on the results of a throat culture.
The disease most commonly appears in people aged 40–60 years, but it may affect small children. In Sjögren syndrome, the prevalence of parotitis in women versus men is approximately 9:1. The involved parotid gland is enlarged and tender at times. The cause is unknown.
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Oral cancer is the third-most-common form of cancer in India with over 77 000 new cases diagnosed in 2012 (2.3:1 male to female ratio). [78] Studies estimate over five deaths per hour. [ 79 ] One of the reasons behind such high incidence might be popularity of betel and areca nuts, which are considered to be risk factors for development of oral ...