The epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease in Northern Ireland

Hanna, Brendan; Mullan, Ronan Mc; Gallagher, Geraldine; Hedderwick, S.

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2005.07.002

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“…The Danish study and our study found the F. necrophorum as the major pathogen in the majority of the acute tonsillitis/ peritionsillar abscess (76% in their study vs. 90% in our study) and acute otitis (50% vs. 60%). There are studies focusing on peritonsillar abscess (15,16), for example a study from Northern Ireland that found the incidence of F. necrophorum in peritonsillar abscess of 2.3% (16). The reported incidence in this study is higher than in our study.…”

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confidence: 71%

Fusobacterium necrophorum and other Fusobacterium spp. isolated from head and neck infections: A 10-year epidemiology study in an academic hospital

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Fusobacterium necrophorum and other Fusobacterium spp. isolated from head and neck infections: A 10-year epidemiology study in an academic hospital

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“…The male:female ratio of patients with PTA in the present study was 2.9:1, again consistent with previous reports [2,11]. Ninety-six (40%) of the 240 patients were !40 years old and the frequency of older patients in the present study was somewhat higher than described previously [4,5,11,12]. This result may suggest that PTA is becoming more frequent among older patients or may reflect the growing proportion of this age group in the general population [4].…”

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Prognostic factors and effects of early surgical drainage in patients with peritonsillar abscess

Tachibana¹,

Orita²,

Abe-Fujisawa³

et al. 2014

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

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“…A male to female ratio of 1.71 confirms the finding of a male predominance in PTA patients [21,[27][28][29]. There was a slight preponderance of the right side in our study which is contradictory to the findings of a balanced affection of both sides [27,30], or a preponderance of the left side [31,32]. No patient of our patient population had presented with a bilateral PTA, while others reported rates ranging between 0.8 and 4.9 % [27,30,[32][33][34].…”

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Cranial tonsillotomy for peritonsillar abscess: what a relief!

Windfuhr

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Ziogou

2016

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a common infection of the oropharynx resulting in painful swallowing, sometimes associated with fever, trismus and a typical voice alteration. Several draining methods have been suggested, including needle aspiration (NA), incision and drainage (ID), or abscesstonsillectomy. However, a gold standard of surgical therapy still does not exist. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome in patients who had undergone ID supplemented by cranial tonsillotomy (IDTT) as first-line treatment. A retrospective chart review of all patients who had undergone IDTT at our department in 2015 was performed. Demographic data, clinical findings, pain intensity on a 10-point visual analog scale, operation time and routine bloods before and after IDTT were collected. In addition, a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS) was utilized to measure personal satisfaction 2 weeks and 2 months after surgery. A total of 104 procedures were performed in 65 male and 38 female patients (median age 35 years), including one patient with a contralateral PTA 2 weeks after IDTT. Three patients had experienced abscess formation after admittance for antibiotic treatment of acute tonsillitis. 57.7 % of all patients denied intake of antibiotic therapy in their history at initial presentation. Patients were hospitalized for 3 days (median). The median pain intensity (VAS) within the first three postoperative days was 2, 1 and 1, respectively. Two weeks and 2 months after surgery patients were highly satisfied with the procedure (median value 10). Bleeding complications did not occur. IDTT is a novel surgical concept and associated with great patient comfort. It is safe, easy to learn and associated with an early return to normal diet and physical activity. These findings are supported by a rapid normalization of white blood cell count and C-reactive protein. IDTT eliminates the necessity of painful re-draining of the wound cavity and is free of bleeding complications. In contrast to ID and NA, histological examination of tonsillar tissue is feasible to disclose a previously undetected malign disease. Further analysis is warranted to verify the success rate in the long-term.

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The epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease in Northern Ireland

Cited by 55 publications

References 15 publications

Fusobacterium necrophorum and other Fusobacterium spp. isolated from head and neck infections: A 10-year epidemiology study in an academic hospital

Fusobacterium necrophorum and other Fusobacterium spp. isolated from head and neck infections: A 10-year epidemiology study in an academic hospital

Prognostic factors and effects of early surgical drainage in patients with peritonsillar abscess

Cranial tonsillotomy for peritonsillar abscess: what a relief!

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