• The Laryngoscope · Oct 2014

    Case Reports

    Peritonsillar abscess with rapid progression to complete airway obstruction in a toddler.

    • Andrew Ormond, Stephen Chao, Dov Shapiro, and David Walner.
    • Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, Illinois.
    • Laryngoscope. 2014 Oct 1;124(10):2418-21.

    AbstractPeritonsillar abscess in children younger than 5 years old has rarely been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 22-month-old child with a right peritonsillar abscess with parapharyngeal spread that was complicated by airway obstruction secondary to rapid epiglottic swelling. The severity of the airway obstruction necessitated an urgent tracheostomy, incision and drainage of the peritonsillar abscess and right lateral pharyngeal space, and a right tonsillectomy. Here we report the case and review the literature regarding peritonsillar space infections, their potential complications, and treatment.© 2014 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.

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