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Case Report
Bilateral peritonsillar abscess in a young diabetic patient: A case report
1 MD, Emergency Medicine, NYC+HHC/Lincoln, The Bronx, NY, USA
2 DO, Emergency Medicine, NYC+HHC/Lincoln, The Bronx, NY, USA
3 MD, Transitional Year Medicine, NYC+HHC/Lincoln, The Bronx, NY, USA
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Shayan Azizi
Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical Center, 234 E 149th St., The Bronx, NY 10451,
USA
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Article ID: 100011Z18SK2024
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Azizi S, Kenney J, Robustelli R, Pathmakumar Y, Millen K, Gonia J. Bilateral peritonsillar abscess in a young diabetic patient: A case report. J Case Rep Images Otolaryngol 2024;5(1):1–4.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Bilateral peritonsillar abscesses continue to be a rare presentation to the emergency departments. Nevertheless, they pose a high risk of airway compromise given the narrowing of the oropharynx, and therefore should be recognized immediately and managed effectively.
Case Report: We present the case of a 20-year-old female with type 1 diabetes who presented to the emergency department for one week of progressively worsening throat pain, difficulty swallowing, and fevers. She was found to have large, bilateral peritonsillar abscesses, which were successfully drained at bedside in the emergency department without complications.
Conclusion: This case documents the incidence and management of bilateral peritonsillar abscesses in a young woman with uncontrolled diabetes. Furthermore, this case contributes to the limited literature of bilateral peritonsillar abscesses.
Keywords: Bilateral peritonsillar abscess, ENT, Quinsy
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Author Contributions
Shayan Azizi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jesse Kenney - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Rosamaria Robustelli - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Yalini Pathmakumar - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Kathryn Millen - Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jordan Gonia - Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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