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Descriptor English:   Peritonsillar Abscess 
Descriptor Spanish:   Absceso Peritonsilar 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Abscesso Peritonsilar 
Synonyms English:   Abscess, Peritonsillar  
Tree Number:   C01.539.830.025.675
C07.550.781.750.500
C08.730.561.750.500
C09.775.649.750.500
Definition English:   An accumulation of purulent material in the area between the PALATINE TONSIL and its capsule. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial)
History Note English:   89; was ABSCESS, PERITONSILLAR 1963-88 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   24380 
Unique Identifier:   D000039 

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