Dysphagia — Flashcards

_____ and retropharyngeal abscess may spread to the parapharyngeal space resulting in an abscess.

In Chronic _____ tonsillitis, tonsils are small but infected, with history of repeated sore throats.

_____ and difficulty in breathing are prominent symptoms of acute retropharyngeal abscess

_____styloid compartment involvement in parapharyngeal abscess presents with palsy of IX, X, XI and XII nerves and Horner's syndrome.

_____ abscess presents with swelling in upper part of sternocleidomastoid, tonsils being pushed medially and trismus (due to spasm of the medial pterygoid)

Acute _____pharyngeal abscess presents as a bulge on one side of the midline and not as a midline bulge

Recurrent tonsillitis is described as: _____ episodes/yr for 3 consecutive years; 5 episodes/yr for 2 consecutive years; or 7 episodes in a single year.

Enlargement of _____ lymph nodes even in the absence of acute infection is a reliable sign of chronic tonsillitis.

Incision should always be _____ in Peritonsillar abscess

Hint: intraoral/external

Acute tonsillitis is a contraindication to tonsillectomy since there is an increased chance of _____ and sepsis.