Vol.95 No.5 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 95 No. 5 May 2002
Peritonsillar Abscess in an Infant after Pharyngeal Injury
Shinnya Takano, Eisaku Sugiura, Kanako Uchimura and Hajime Aramaki
(Tokyo Women's Medical University Daini Hospital)
We encountered an infant with a peritonsillar abscess due to pharyngeal injury by a chopstick. Careful follow-up of such injuries is necessary in infants with upper respiratory tract infection because pharyngeal injuries can cause peritonsillar abscess, as in our patient. Only conservative treatment was performed for this patient. Computed tomography was useful for the diagnosis in this case.
Key words : peritonsillar abscess, pharyngeal injury, chopstick, upper respiratory tract infection