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peritonsillar abscess [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An abscess located between the connective tissue capsule of the palatine tonsil and the muscular tonsillar bed. It occurs as a complication of tonsillitis.

OBS

peritonsillar abscess: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Abcès formé au niveau du tissu cellulaire de la loge amygdalienne. Il s'agit d'une complication de l'amygdalite.

OBS

phlegmon péri-amygdalien : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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