Ageusia: A Symptom of Peritonsillar Abscess?

Peritonsillar abscess is a known complication of tonsillitis. The patient usually presents with typical symptoms of odynophagia, fever and difficulty in mouth opening. The diagnosis is established by clinical examination that commonly revealed unilateral peritonsillar swelling. Aspiration of pus wil...

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Autores principales: Revathishree, K., Shyam Sudhakar, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
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Clinical Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7944474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33718102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02506-y
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description Peritonsillar abscess is a known complication of tonsillitis. The patient usually presents with typical symptoms of odynophagia, fever and difficulty in mouth opening. The diagnosis is established by clinical examination that commonly revealed unilateral peritonsillar swelling. Aspiration of pus will confirm the diagnosis. We report an atypical presentation of peritonsillar abscess case which presented only with loss of taste sensation without dysphagia, fever, odynophagia or trismus.
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spelling pubmed-79444742021-03-10 Ageusia: A Symptom of Peritonsillar Abscess? Revathishree, K. Shyam Sudhakar, S. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Clinical Report Peritonsillar abscess is a known complication of tonsillitis. The patient usually presents with typical symptoms of odynophagia, fever and difficulty in mouth opening. The diagnosis is established by clinical examination that commonly revealed unilateral peritonsillar swelling. Aspiration of pus will confirm the diagnosis. We report an atypical presentation of peritonsillar abscess case which presented only with loss of taste sensation without dysphagia, fever, odynophagia or trismus. Springer India 2021-03-10 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7944474/ /pubmed/33718102 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02506-y Text en © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021
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Ageusia: A Symptom of Peritonsillar Abscess?
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title_short Ageusia: A Symptom of Peritonsillar Abscess?
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