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Descriptor English:   Peritonsillar Abscess 
Descriptor Spanish:   Absceso Peritonsilar 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Abscesso Peritonsilar 
Synonyms English:   Abscess, Peritonsillar
Abscesses, Peritonsillar
Peritonsillar Abscesses  
Tree Number:   C01.748.561.750.500
C01.830.025.675
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 DG diagnostic imaging
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
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   24380 
Unique Identifier:   D000039 

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