Spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage and abscess: Bibliographic review and case report
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Keywords
Spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage, tonsillar hemorrhage, bilateral tonsi¬llitis, spontaneous tonsillar bleeding, tonsillectomy
Abstract
In this article we report a patient who, in the context of a bilateral acute tonsillar condition with a concomitant unilateral peritonsillar abscess presents spontaneous bleeding from the abscessed tonsil. The clinical features observed in our patient, as well as the complementary studies are all compatible with the clinical entity known as spontaneous tonsil hemorrhage, a highly rare complication of acute and/or chronic tonsillitis in our time, which used to have major severity and mortality rate in the pre-antibiotic era. Following next, we gather and analyze the information described in literature referred to this affliction, as well as the complementary tests required to define its fundamentally surgical management.