Quinsy, or peritonsillar abscess, is among the commonest deep infections of the adult head and neck. In contrast to tonsillitis, it occurs in adults and the bacteria responsible are different, thus it ...

‘Eastenders’ star Lee Ryan hit the headlines this morning after reports surfaced that he has been rushed to hospital with quinsy. But what are the symptoms of this relatively unheard of condition, and ...

Crissy Rock was rushed to the hospital to have a painful abscess in her throat drained. The Benidorm actress said she had ‘never felt a pain like it’ after being diagnosed with quinsy. The 60-year-old ...

Peritonsillar abscess or Quinsy is a collection of pus between the fibrous capsule of the tonsil usually in the upper pole and the super constrictor muscle of the pharynx. It frequently follows as a ...

Quinsy or peritonsillar abscess is an acute infectious swelling of the upper pole of the tonsillar fossa (tonsillar sinus). It is mostly seen in adults between 20 and 40 years old, and lies between ...

A 24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of worsening sore throat, pain with swallowing and fever. She had been seen by her primary care physician one day ...

CHECK-UP:Quinsy develops when the space between each tonsil and the throat wall becomes infected, writes MARION KERR. I developed tonsillitis over Christmas but didn’t go to see a doctor until last ...

BIANCA Gascoigne has been rushed to hospital in Dubai, where she has been diagnosed with quinsy for the second time. The 31-year-old shared a picture of herself from her hospital bed attached to drips ...

Q - WHAT is a quinsy and is there any treatment? My daughter has been diagnosed with one. A - THIS refers to an abscess or collection of pus between one of the tonsils and the walls of the throat. It ...

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The 31-year-old was left fearing for her life when she was struck down with quinsy for the first time in 2016 BIANCA Gascoigne has been rushed to hospital in Dubai, where she has been diagnosed with ...

A 61-year-old male was referred from his GP to investigate a pain of ostensibly dental origin down the right side of the throat. The pain had started a week earlier, and made swallowing very painful.