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Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male

Transoral drainage of peritonsillar abscess during the COVID-19 pandemic is a high-risk procedure due to potential aerosolisation of SARS-CoV-2. This case describes conservative management of peritonsillar abscess in a 21-year-old male with COVID-19.

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Autores principales: Sideris, Anders William, Ghosh, Niladri, Lam, Matthew Eugene, Mackay, Stuart Grayson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32900754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-238104
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spelling pubmed-74780482020-09-21 Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male Sideris, Anders William Ghosh, Niladri Lam, Matthew Eugene Mackay, Stuart Grayson BMJ Case Rep New Disease Transoral drainage of peritonsillar abscess during the COVID-19 pandemic is a high-risk procedure due to potential aerosolisation of SARS-CoV-2. This case describes conservative management of peritonsillar abscess in a 21-year-old male with COVID-19. BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7478048/ /pubmed/32900754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-238104 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usage
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Sideris, Anders William
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Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male
title Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male
title_full Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male
title_fullStr Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male
title_full_unstemmed Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male
title_short Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male
title_sort peritonsillar abscess and concomitant covid-19 in a 21-year-old male
topic New Disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32900754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-238104
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