Acute Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscesses
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Bilateral peritonsillar abscesses complicating acute tonsillitis.
1276 CMAJ, August 9, 2011, 183(11) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of worsening sore throat, pain with swallowing and fever. She had been seen by her primary care physician one day before presentation because of sore throat and fever, and had been given oral amoxicillin. She was previously wel...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/0145561319858927