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peritonsillar abscess

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Also known as quinsy, obsolete peritonsillar abscess, quinsey, squinancy

pus due to an infection behind the tonsil

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Subclass of
abscess
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health specialty
otolaryngology
Commons category
Peritonsillar abscess
NCI Thesaurus ID
C128322
ICD-9-CM
475
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