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Is medical therapy without surgical treatment sufficient in treating peritonsillar abscess?

1 July 2018 | | ceftriaxone, clindamycin, complications, dexamethasone, failure, medical therapy, peritonsillar abscess, success, surgical therapy

Standard treatment of peritonsillar abscess (PTA) has typically involved both medical therapy and surgical drainage either in the form of needle aspiration, or incision and drainage. However, is medical without surgical treatment sufficient? The authors suggest that medical therapy without...