Causes of Quinsy

Causes of Quinsy (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Quinsy that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Tonsillitis
• Streptococcus Group A

Quinsy Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Tonsillitis
• Causes - Tonsillitis
• Peritonsillar Abscess - risk factors - Peritonsillar Abscess

Related information on causes of Quinsy:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Quinsy may be found in:

• Hidden causes of Quinsy

Causes of Quinsy: Online Medical Books

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Tonsillitis: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Tonsillitis generally results from infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci but can result from other bacteria or viruses or from oral anaerobes. It commonly affects children between ages 5 and 10.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Tonsillitis: Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)

Tonsillitis generally results from infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci but can result from other bacteria or viruses or from oral anaerobes.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Peritonsillar Abscess: Peritonsillar Abscess - risk factors
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Tonsillitis
• Pharyngitis

Peritonsillar Abscess - pathophysiology

• Infectious tonsillopharyngitis progresses from cellulitis to abscess.
• The infection starts in the intratonsillar fossa, which is situated between the upper pole and the body of the tonsil, and eventually extends around the tonsil.
• The abscess is a suppuration outside the tonsillar capsule, in proximity to the upper pole of the tonsil, involving the soft palate.
• Purulence usually collects within one tonsillar fossa, but it may be bilateral.
• Tonsillar and peritonsillar edema may lead to compromise of the upper airway.

Peritonsillar Abscess - etiology

• Most of these true abscesses are polymicrobial
• Group A β-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)
• α-Hemolytic streptococci
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Haemophilus influenzae
• Anaerobic bacteria play an important role:
  • Prevotella
  • Porphyromonas
  • Fusobacterium
  • Peptostreptococcus
• Possible synergy between anaerobes and GABHS

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

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