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  2. Peritonsillar abscess - Wikipedia

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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] Pain is usually worse on one side. [1] Complications may include blockage of the airway or aspiration pneumonitis. [1]

  3. Tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Dexamethasone - Wikipedia

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    Dexamethasone is commonly given as a treatment for croup in children. [25] A single dose can reduce the swelling of the airway to improve breathing and reduce discomfort. [25] Dexamethasone is sometimes injected into the heel when treating plantar fasciitis or heel pain, sometimes in conjunction with triamcinolone acetonide. There is no ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Fusobacterium necrophorum - Wikipedia

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    Treatment [ edit ] F. necrophorum infection (also called F-throat [ 12 ] ) usually responds to treatment with augmentin or metronidazole , but penicillin treatment for persistent pharyngitis appears anecdotally to have a higher relapse rate, although the reasons are unclear.

  7. Antibiotic use in dentistry - Wikipedia

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    The first line of treatment is the removal of the source of inflammation or infection by local operative measures. [9] Generally, the abscess can be eradicated through surgical drainage alone; however this is sometimes inadequate. Therefore, systemic antibiotic treatment may be required, but only if there is evidence of spreading infection. [9]

  8. Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees - dogs, donkeys, horses

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    The injured pet continues to receive medical treatment and is one of more than 400 animals that have arrived at the Pasadena facility since the Southern California wildfires began last Tuesday.

  9. Tonsillitis - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Complications include peritonsillar abscess (quinsy). [1] [3] Tonsillitis is most commonly caused by a viral infection and about 5% to 40% of cases are caused by a bacterial infection. [1] [5] [6] When caused by the bacterium group A streptococcus, it is classed as streptococcal tonsillitis [11] also referred to as strep throat. [12]