| Descriptor English: | Peritonsillar Abscess | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Absceso Peritonsilar
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Abscesso Peritonsilar | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Abcès périamygdalien | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Abscess, Peritonsillar Abscesses, Peritonsillar Peritonsillar Abscesses |
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| Tree number(s): |
C01.748.561.750.500 C01.830.025.675 C07.550.781.750.500 C08.730.561.750.500 C09.775.649.750.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000039 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An accumulation of purulent material in the area between the PALATINE TONSIL and its capsule. |
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| Annotation: | coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy TM transmission UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 89; was ABSCESS, PERITONSILLAR 1963-88 |
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| Online Note: | use PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS to search ABSCESS, PERITONSILLAR 1966-88 |
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| History Note: | 89; was ABSCESS, PERITONSILLAR 1963-88 |
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| DeCS ID: | 24380 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000039 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1989/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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DISEASES
Infections [C01]Infections -
DISEASES
Infections [C01]Infections
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Peritonsillar Abscess
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| Concept UI |
M0000060 |
| Scope note | An accumulation of purulent material in the area between the PALATINE TONSIL and its capsule. |
| Preferred term | Peritonsillar Abscess |
| Entry term(s) |
Abscess, Peritonsillar Abscesses, Peritonsillar Peritonsillar Abscesses |
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