Understanding Pharyngeal Suppuration and Abscesses

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PHARYNGEAL
SUPPURATION
 
By WAM
MD
 
Peritonsillar Abscess
(Quinsy)
 
Abscess between tonsilar
capsule and lat.pharyngeal
wall.
-
Follows attack of AT, is
unilateral, above tonsil near
soft palate, 1
st
 cellulitis then
frank pus.
-
CP: 
pain, fever, trismus,
dysphagia.
-
 com
plications: 
laryngeal
oedema, Paraph.abscess
 
Parapharyngeal
Abscess.
 
-
Spread from tonsils, lower
wisdom tooth.
-
CP: 
pain, trismus, fever,
neck swelling, pharyngeal
wall and tonsils pushed
medially.
-
Complications:  
laryngeal
oedema, IJV
thrombophlebitis,
mediastinitis.
-
Treatment: systemic
antibiotics.
Incision of abscess through
neck.
 
Retropharyngeal Abscess
 
1. Acute: 
limited to one side of
midline, due to suppuration of
retropharyngeal LNs.
CP: often in infants, difficulty in
breathing and suckling, torticollis,
nasal obstruction, oedema of larynx.
ttt: Incision of abscess.
2. Chronic: 
caused by TB infection of
cervical vertebrae, abscess lies
centrally behind prevertebral fascia.
Seen in older children, adolescents,
slight dysphagia.
ttt: 
incision of abscess through
neck+ antituberculous drugs.
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Pharyngeal suppuration and abscesses, such as peritonsillar abscess (Quinsy), parapharyngeal abscess, and retropharyngeal abscess, can present with symptoms like pain, fever, trismus, and neck swelling. Complications may include laryngeal edema and mediastinitis. Treatment involves systemic antibiotics and, in some cases, incision of the abscess. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of these conditions is crucial for timely management and prevention of serious complications.


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  1. PHARYNGEAL SUPPURATION By WAM MD

  2. PeritonsillarAbscess (Quinsy) Abscess between tonsilar capsule and lat.pharyngeal wall. -Follows attack of AT, is unilateral, above tonsil near soft palate, 1stcellulitis then frank pus. -CP: pain, fever, trismus, dysphagia. -complications: laryngeal oedema, Paraph.abscess

  3. Parapharyngeal Abscess. -Spread from tonsils, lower wisdom tooth. -CP: pain, trismus, fever, neck swelling, pharyngeal wall and tonsils pushed medially. -Complications: laryngeal oedema, IJV thrombophlebitis, mediastinitis. -Treatment: systemic antibiotics. Incision of abscess through neck.

  4. Retropharyngeal Abscess 1. Acute: limited to one side of midline, due to suppuration of retropharyngeal LNs. CP: often in infants, difficulty in breathing and suckling, torticollis, nasal obstruction, oedema of larynx. ttt: Incision of abscess. 2. Chronic: caused by TB infection of cervical vertebrae, abscess lies centrally behind prevertebral fascia. Seen in older children, adolescents, slight dysphagia. ttt: incision of abscess through neck+ antituberculous drugs.

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