"Peritonsillar Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An accumulation of purulent material in the area between the PALATINE TONSIL and its capsule.
| Descriptor ID |
D000039
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.675 C07.550.781.750.500 C08.730.561.750.500 C09.775.649.750.500
|
| Concept/Terms |
Peritonsillar Abscess- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Abscesses, Peritonsillar
- Peritonsillar Abscesses
- Abscess, Peritonsillar
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Peritonsillar Abscess".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Peritonsillar Abscess".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Peritonsillar Abscess" by people in this website by year, and whether "Peritonsillar Abscess" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
To return to the timeline, click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritonsillar Abscess" by people in Profiles.
-
Management of ENT emergencies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Feb; 135(2):117-124.
-
Peritonsillar abscess drainage: using oropharyngeal endoscopy as a therapeutic adjunct and training tool. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Feb; 135(2):176-178.
-
Ambulatory management of common ENT emergencies - what's the evidence? J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Mar; 135(3):191-195.
-
A prospective multicentre external validation study of the Liverpool Peritonsillar abscess Score (LPS) with a no-examination COVID-19 modification. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 01; 46(1):229-233.
-
Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Sep 07; 13(9).
-
[Recurrent infections of the upper aerodigestive tract in patients with primary immunodeficiency]. HNO. 2019 Nov; 67(11):819-824.
-
Computed tomography use patterns for pediatric patients with peritonsillar abscess. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Aug; 123:22-25.
-
The Liverpool Peritonsillar abscess Score: Development of a predictive score through a prospective multicentre observational study. Clin Otolaryngol. 2019 05; 44(3):293-298.
-
Infections of the Neck. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2019 Feb; 37(1):95-107.
-
Conscious Sedation for Pediatric Peritonsillar Abscess: Comparison of Anesthetic Approaches. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 04; 160(4):706-711.