02/08/2025
Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) — also known as quinsy — is a collection of pus that forms near the tonsils, usually as a complication of untreated or severe tonsillitis.
Symptoms include: Severe sore throat (often one-sided), Fever and chills, Painful swallowing (odynophagia), Muffled voice (“hot potato voice”)
Drooling, Difficulty opening the mouth (trismus)
Swollen, tender lymph nodes, Uvula displaced to the opposite side
If left untreated it could lead to : Airway obstruction, Spread to deep neck spaces or mediastinum, Sepsis, Recurrent abscess formation.
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