Complications of peritonsillar abscess.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The vast majority of patients with peritonsillar abscess (PTA) recover uneventfully on abscess drainage and antibiotic therapy. However, occasionally patient´s condition deteriorates as the infection spread in the upper airway mucosa, through cervical tissues, or hematogenously. The bacterial etiology of PTA is unclarified and the preferred antimicrobial regimen remains controversial. The current narrative review was carried out with an aim to (1) describe the spectrum of complications previously recognized in patients with peritonsillar abscess (PTA), (2) describe the bacterial findings in PTA-associated complications, and (3) describe the time relation between PTA and complications.

Methods

Systematic searches in the Medline and EMBASE databases were conducted a

SUBMITTER: Klug TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391705 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature