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PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS
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Descriptor
English
:
Peritonsillar Abscess
Descriptor
Spanish
:
absceso peritonsilar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Abscesso Peritonsilar
Synonyms
English
:
Abscess, Peritonsillar
Abscesses, Peritonsillar
Peritonsillar Abscesses
Tree Number:
C01.539.830.025.675
C07.550.781.750.500
C08.730.561.750.500
C09.775.649.750.500
Definition
English
:
An accumulation of purulent material in the area between the
PALATINE TONSIL
and its capsule.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with
infection
term (IM) but not
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
(since most
abscesses
are bacterial)
History Note
English
:
89; was ABSCESS, PERITONSILLAR 1963-88
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
24380
Unique Identifier:
D000039
Occurrence in VHL
:
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