Revathishree K, Shyam Sudhakar S
Department of ENT-HNS, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, No. 1, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai, 602105 Tamilnadu India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Dec;74(Suppl 3):5881-5883. doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02506-y. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
Peritonsillar abscess is a known complication of tonsillitis. The patient usually presents with typical symptoms of odynophagia, fever and difficulty in mouth opening. The diagnosis is established by clinical examination that commonly revealed unilateral peritonsillar swelling. Aspiration of pus will confirm the diagnosis. We report an atypical presentation of peritonsillar abscess case which presented only with loss of taste sensation without dysphagia, fever, odynophagia or trismus.
扁桃体周围脓肿是扁桃体炎的一种已知并发症。患者通常表现为典型的吞咽痛、发热和张口困难症状。通过临床检查确诊，临床检查通常显示单侧扁桃体周围肿胀。抽出脓液可确诊。我们报告一例扁桃体周围脓肿的非典型表现病例，该病例仅表现为味觉丧失，无吞咽困难、发热、吞咽痛或牙关紧闭。
