Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

I came down with an unrelenting sore throat about 15-20 years ago. For years I have tried to be discreet in prescribing antibiotics in most of my patients, for fear of causing resistance in bacteria ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. A peritonsillar abscess ...

Singer Doja Cat has canceled a series of performances due to her health problems. On Friday, the "Say So" singer, 26, took to Twitter to share that she had to undergo "routine" surgery on her tonsils, ...

Doja Cat says she’s quitting vaping after getting a throat infection at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Doja Cat is quitting smoking her vape after having an abscess ...

Peritonsillar abscess, also known as quinsy, is a bacterial infection that causes pus to collect near the tonsils and the back of the throat. It usually starts with bacteria responsible for strep ...

Doja Cat will undergo surgery due to a recent tonsil infection, with the singer announcing Friday afternoon that she would have to drop off the Weeknd’s upcoming After Hours Til Dawn tour as she ...

A peritonsillar abscess, also called quinsy, develops in the area around the tonsils from complications associated with a tonsillectomy. Due to today’s common use of antibiotics, it has become rare.

Dr. Margaret B. Mitchell (Otolaryngology): A 29-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of sore throat and peritonsillar swelling and bleeding. The patient had been well until 7 weeks ...

At least she can still “Say So” … because she definitely can’t sing it for the foreseeable future. Doja Cat announced Friday that she’s going under the knife for “routine” tonsil surgery, affecting ...

Differential diagnoses of PTA include epiglottitis (inflammation of the epiglottis), infectious mononucleosis, lymphoma, peritonsillar cellulitis and retromolar or retropharyngeal abscess. 1 On ...