Peritonsillar Abscess
"Peritonsillar Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An accumulation of purulent material in the area between the PALATINE TONSIL and its capsule.
| Descriptor ID |
D000039
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.675 C07.550.781.750.500 C08.730.561.750.500 C09.775.649.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Peritonsillar Abscess- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Abscesses, Peritonsillar
- Peritonsillar Abscesses
- Abscess, Peritonsillar
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritonsillar Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Winter JR, Charlton J, Ashworth M, Bunce C, Gulliford MC. Peritonsillar Abscess and Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Infection in Primary Care: A Population-Based Cohort Study and Decision-Analytic Model. Ann Fam Med. 2020 09; 18(5):390-396.
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Cervenka BP, Hsieh TY, Lin S, Bewley A. Multi-Institutional Regional Otolaryngology Bootcamp. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Jun; 129(6):605-610.
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Friedman NR, Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Younis RT, Lazar RH. Peritonsillar abscess in early childhood. Presentation and management. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Jun; 123(6):630-2.