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Quinsy following tonsillectomy (five case reports)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. J. Randall  and
A. F. Jefferis
C. J. Randall
Affiliation:
London
A. F. Jefferis*
Affiliation:
London
*
ENT Department, St. Marya Hospital, Prased Street, London W2.
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Summary

Five cases of post-tonsillectomy quinsy are presented, usually associated with tonsillar remnants. Foot of these had no pus and one did, but the clinical picture was the same. Hence, if tonsillectomy is performed to prevent further quinsies, it must be careful and complete.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 98 , Issue 4 , April 1984 , pp. 367 - 369
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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