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  2. Peritonsillar abscess - Wikipedia

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    Physical signs of a peritonsillar abscess include redness and swelling in the tonsillar area of the affected side and swelling of the jugulodigastric lymph nodes. The uvula may be displaced towards the unaffected side. [3] Unlike tonsillitis, which is more common in children, PTA has a more even age spread, from children to adults.

  3. Eikenella corrodens - Wikipedia

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    Submandibular and peritonsillar abscesses caused by E. corrodens can be treated by incision and drainage. [18] Earlier diagnosis and proper drainage surgery with effective antibiotics treatment may improve the prognosis. [19] First-choice drugs for E. corrodens infections should be third-generation cephems, carbapenems, or new quinolones. [20]

  4. Lemierre's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Lemierre's syndrome occurs most often when a bacterial (e.g., Fusobacterium necrophorum) throat infection progresses to the formation of a peritonsillar abscess. Deep in the abscess, anaerobic bacteria can flourish. When the abscess wall ruptures internally, the drainage carrying bacteria seeps through the soft tissue and infects the nearby ...

  5. What's causing severe respiratory illnesses in dogs? - AOL

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    Many dogs may have lower resistance to infections because pandemic-era restrictions kept them out of day cares or boarding facilities and they weren’t exposed to circulating viruses or bacteria ...

  6. Fusobacterium necrophorum - Wikipedia

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    This can occur due to strong footbaths, sandy soils, mild frostbite, or prolongened waterlogging of a field, and results in denaturing of the skin between the cleats. [15] F. necrophorum is the cause of necrotic laryngitis ("calf diphtheria") [16] and liver abscesses [17] in cattle. See also Blain, an archaic disease of uncertain etiology.

  7. Animal bite - Wikipedia

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    Human bites are the third most frequent type of bite after dog and cat bites. [6] Dog bites are commonplace, with children the most commonly bitten and the face and scalp the most common target. [14] About 4.7 million dog bites are reported annually in the United States. [15] The US estimated annual count of animal bites is 250,000 human bites ...

  8. Popular dog arthritis medication Librela linked to pet ... - AOL

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    More than 3,600 cases of debilitating dog health problems caused by the medication were reported between January 2023 and March 2024, the FDA said in the cautionary letter, published Monday.

  9. Anaerobic infection - Wikipedia

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    Skin involvement in subcutaneous tissue infections includes: cutaneous and subcutaneous abscesses, [37] breast abscess, decubitus ulcers, infected pilonidal cyst or sinus, Meleney's ulcer infected diabetic (vascular or trophic) ulcers, bite wound, [38] anaerobic cellulitis and gas gangrene, bacterial synergistic gangrene, and burn wound ...