Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways Peritonsillar abscess is a serious throat infection that causes pus to ...

A 24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of worsening sore throat, pain with swallowing and fever. She had been seen by her primary care physician one day ...

Pus is seen oozing out of the painful lump as it’s cut away. “The video shows the incision and drainage of right tonsil abscess,” he said. “Initial oral antibiotic therapy has failed and he became ...

A viral infection or bacterial infection, like strep throat, can cause tonsillitis. Most of the time, the condition resolves on its own. However, sometimes it can lead to complications that require ...

Apart from a sore throat, people with tonsillitis usually experience red and swollen tonsils, difficulty swallowing, fever, ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. A peritonsillar abscess ...

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

Doja Cat says she’s quitting vaping after getting a throat infection at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Doja Cat is quitting smoking her vape after having an abscess ...

WATCH the stomach-churning moment a doctor drains a pus-filled abscess in a woman’s throat. Surgeon Rahmat Omar can be seen using a tool to burn away the growth on the woman’s tonsil. Pus is seen ...