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Idiopathic spontaneous tonsillar haemorrhage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. M. Vaughan  and
A. J. Parker
M. M. Vaughan*
Affiliation:
Sheffield
A. J. Parker
Affiliation:
Sheffield
*
Dr M. M. Vaughan, 39 Pinner Road, Sheffield S11 8UG.
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Abstract

Since the advent of antibiotics major spontaneous tonsillar haemorrhage is extremely rare. The causes are usually ascribed to vessel wall erosion secondary to bacterial infection or infectious mononucleosis. We report the case of a 20-year-old female, presenting to the ENT department with tonsillar bleeding in the absence of any identifiable infective or traumatic process.

Keywords

Haemorrhagetonsil
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 44 - 45
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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