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Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. [2] Symptoms include fever, throat pain, trouble opening the mouth, and a change to the voice. [1] Pain is usually worse on one side. [1] Complications may include blockage of the airway or aspiration pneumonitis. [1]
This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue.It covers ICD codes 680 to 709.The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
Incision and drainage (I&D), also known as clinical lancing, are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess, boil, or infected paranasal sinus.
It has clinical importance in otolaryngology due to parapharyngeal space tumours and parapharyngeal abscess developing in this area. It is also a key anatomic landmark for localizing disease processes in the surrounding spaces of the neck; the direction of its displacement indirectly reflects the site of origin for masses or infection in ...
Tonsillectomy is mainly undertaken for sleep apnea and recurrent or chronic tonsillitis. [1] It is also carried out for peritonsillar abscess, periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA), guttate psoriasis, nasal airway obstruction, tonsil cancer and diphtheria carrier state.
Elton John criticized the legalization of marijuana, saying it’s “addictive” and impairs cognitive thinking. “I maintain that it’s addictive. It leads to other drugs,” John, who was ...
527.3 Abscess of salivary gland; 527.4 Fistula of salivary gland; 527.5 Sialolithiasis; 527.6 Mucocele of salivary gland; 527.7 Disturbance of salivary secretion; 528 Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue. 528.0 Stomatitis; 528.1 Cancrum oris; 528.2 Aphthous ulcer, Oral aphthae; 528.3 Cellulitis ...
Friends and family of John Amos are remembering his legacy.. Amos’ loved ones gathered for a celebration of life at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, where they pay tribute to the late ...