peritonsillar abscess
MONDO:0005906Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names peritonsillar abscess yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An abscess that develops in the space surrounding one or both palatine tonsils.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005906), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: peritonsillar abscess
- Also called
- quinsy