Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male

Anders William Sideris; Niladri Ghosh; Matthew Eugene Lam; Stuart Grayson Mackay

doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-238104

Peritonsillar abscess and concomitant COVID-19 in a 21-year-old male

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Sep 7;13(9):e238104. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238104.

Authors

Anders William Sideris^{1

2}, Niladri Ghosh³, Matthew Eugene Lam^{1

2}, Stuart Grayson Mackay^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
² Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Infectious Diseases Medicine, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia sgmackay@ozemail.com.au.
⁵ Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Abstract

Transoral drainage of peritonsillar abscess during the COVID-19 pandemic is a high-risk procedure due to potential aerosolisation of SARS-CoV-2. This case describes conservative management of peritonsillar abscess in a 21-year-old male with COVID-19.

Keywords: emergency medicine; global health; infectious diseases; medical management; otolaryngology / ENT.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Pandemics
Peritonsillar Abscess / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Young Adult