Hemorrhagic tonsillitis. A case report
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Keywords
Hemorrhagic tonsillitis, tonsillectomy and Actinomyces
Abstract
Hemorrhagic tonsillitis is a rare complication of tonsillitis, with only few case reports in the literature. We report the case of a 28-year-old patient evaluated at our emergency department because ofone-day sore throat, fever, cough and hemoptysis. Hemorrhagic tonsillitis was diagnosed that required emergency tonsillectomy that same day. The presence of Actinomyces was later described on the biopsy. Patient was managed with antibiotic therapy for 14 days and evolved favorably wi- thout complications. Despite being a rare sickness, hemorrhagic tonsillitis should be included in our di- fferential diagnose of upper airway bleeding.
