Diagnosis of Peritonsillar Abscess—A Prospective Study Comparing Clinical with CT Findings in 133 Consecutive Patients

Diagnosis of Peritonsillar Abscess—A Prospective Study Comparing Clinical with CT Findings in 133 Consecutive Patients

<b>Background:</b> Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is relatively common but challenging to diagnose clinically. Several clinical signs may be used, with unknown performances. We evaluated and compared the diagnostic performance of individual and combined clinical signs (<i>trismus</...

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Main Authors: François Voruz, Rebecca Revol, Christophe Combescure, Yan Monnier, Minerva Becker, Nicolas Dulguerov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
peritonsillar abscess
tonsillar abscess
quinsy
trismus
contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT)
clinical assessment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/2/228

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