CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
Patient who has had sore throat particularly on the right side for one week. No eating nor drinking for 2 days. Severe trismus for one day now. Opening of the mouth is no longer possible. Elevated temperatures for 5 days. Chilling to some extent.



FINDINGS:
The right tonsillar region
appears prominently swollen and hyperintense in the contrast-enhanced T1 image of the oral cavity. Regions of low signal can be seen within the mass, typical of necrotic processes.
The mass extends into the
soft tissues of the neck and into the floor of the mouth.


DIAGNOSIS:
Peritonsillar abscess


DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS:
tumorous tonsillar mass.


Web resources:

1) Amersham Health
2) Ghorayeb.com


 





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