Vol.95 No.9 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 95 No. 9 September 2002
Two Cases of Peritonsillar Abscess in Children
Tsuyoshi Kitanishi and Takashi Ikeda
(Hikone City Hospital)
Daisuke Nakajima and Kazutomo Kitajima
(Shiga University of Medical Science)
Peritonsillar abscess is the most common deep neck infection in adults. However, pediatric patients have a smaller anatomy and are often unable to cooperate with examination and treatment. This article describes two cases of peritonsillar abscess in children. The first patient (5-year-old boy) complained of sore throat and pyrexia. CT findings suggested a peritonsillar abscess. Emergent transoral drainage was performed under general anesthesia. He was discharged without any complications. The second patient (7-year-old boy) complained of pyrexia and sore thoat. In this case, we also performed the emergent drainage under general anesthesia because of the peritonsillar abscess. Early diagnosis and adequate treatment lead to a considerable decrease in this morbidity. Especially in the pediatric age group, abscess drainage such as surgery under general anesthesia is sometimes required.
Key words : peritonsillar abscess, child