Brit Long, MD*; Michael Gottlieb, MD Peritonsillar abscess is defined as a collection of pus between the palatine tonsil capsule and the pharyngeal muscles.  It most often affects the superior pole of the tonsil and, after that, the middle and inferior poles.  The condition may be preceded by pharyngitis or tonsillitis, or it may occur without a […]

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