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abscess
Is a bacterial infection that usually begins as a complication of untreated strep throat or tonsillitis. It generally involves a pus-filled pocket that forms near one of your tonsils.
Symptoms:
- Infection in one or both tonsils
- Fevers or chills
- Difficulty opening the mouth fully
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty swallowing saliva (drooling)
- Swelling of the face or neck
- Headache
- Muffled voice
- Sore throat (usually worse on one side)
- Swollen glands in the throat and jaw (tender to the touch) and ear pain on the side of the sore throat
- Bad breath
Preliminary plan:
- ENT-specialist appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Urea
- Creatinine
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl)
- Endoscopic examination of nose and nasopharynx
- Endoscopic examination of larynx and the pharynx
- Endoscopic examination of ear
- Puncture of abscess
- Discharge culture, sensitivity test