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Unusual Foreign Body Presenting as Quinsy


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1 Departmennt of ENT and HNS, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
2 Department of ENT, Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India
 

Peritonsillar abscess is a localized accumulation of pus within the peritonsillar space and mostly results from suppurative infection of the tonsils or inadequately treated chronic tonsillitis but may also arise de novo without clinical evidence of tonsillar infection. Other proposed etiologies include infection of the Weber's glands or periodontal or dental infections. We report a case of right sided quinsy due to foreign body in tonsil (partial ischolar_main of a carious molar). The case is discussed in view of its unusual etiology.
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Isha Preet Tuli
Departmennt of ENT and HNS, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
B. S. Verma
Department of ENT, Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India

Abstract


Peritonsillar abscess is a localized accumulation of pus within the peritonsillar space and mostly results from suppurative infection of the tonsils or inadequately treated chronic tonsillitis but may also arise de novo without clinical evidence of tonsillar infection. Other proposed etiologies include infection of the Weber's glands or periodontal or dental infections. We report a case of right sided quinsy due to foreign body in tonsil (partial ischolar_main of a carious molar). The case is discussed in view of its unusual etiology.