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A peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as a 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 ]
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat. It can be acute or chronic. [8] [9] [2] Acute tonsillitis typically has a rapid onset. [10] Symptoms may include sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, and enlarged lymph nodes around the neck. [1] [2] Complications include peritonsillar ...
Machine differential diagnosis is the use of computer software to partly or fully make a differential diagnosis. It may be regarded as an application of artificial intelligence. Alternatively, it may be seen as "augmented intelligence" if it meets the FDA criteria, namely that (1) it reveals the underlying data, (2) reveals the underlying logic ...
As a result, Vincent's angina is widely confused with necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (previously also called "Vincent's gingivitis"), however the former is tonsillitis and pharyngitis, [6] and the latter involves the gums, and usually the two conditions occur in isolation from each other. The term "angina" is derived from a Latin word which ...
For sore throat caused by bacteria (GAS), treatment with antibiotics may help the person get better faster, reduce the risk that the bacterial infection spreads, prevent retropharyngeal abscesses and quinsy, and reduce the risk of other complications such as rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. [2]
Differential diagnosis: Epiglottitis, infectious mononucleosis, Ludwig's angina, peritonsillar abscess, retropharyngeal abscess, viral pharyngitis [5] Prevention: Handwashing, [1] covering coughs [4] Treatment: Paracetamol (acetaminophen), NSAIDs, antibiotics [1] [6] Frequency: 5 to 40% of sore throats [7] [8]
An Arizona man’s long-lost companion has returned home after eight years apart. Paul Guilbeault, a local photographer, was reunited with his Miniature Doberman Pinscher, Damion, in a ...
The differential diagnosis must be established with acute and chronic tonsillitis, tonsillar hypertrophy, peritonsillar abscesses, foreign bodies, phlebolites, ectopic bone or cartilage, lymph nodes, granulomatous lesions or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament in the context of Eagle syndrome (elongated styloid process).