| The patient was diagnosed as cryptic tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess and was hospitalized. |
| To our knowledge, there are only two other reports of RMS presenting as a peritonsillar abscess. |
| Our trial was not designed to study whether penicillin would prevent quinsy or peritonsillar cellulitis. |
| Such examples include peritonsillar abscess detection and drainage guidance, ocular US for trauma and real-time guidance of nasogastric tube placement or intubation. |
| Peritonsillar abscess is a suppurative complication of pharyngitis or tonsillitis. |
| Medical and surgical treatment of peritonsillar, retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses. |
