Abstract

  The etiology of infectious tonsillitis is usually easily discernable with microbiological investigations such as microscopic examination of gram stain of the exudate and culture in specific media. Rapid antigen tests have made diagnosis a point-of-care and rapid procedure. However, rarely unusual organisms may be the etiological agents, in which case routine investigations fail to uncover the cause. The report discusses the case of a male patient with syphilitic tonsillitis, an unusual case of throat infection.

Keywords: Tonsillitis; Throat Infection; Unusual Organisms

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Citation

Citation: Ashwath Narayan Ramji. “Unusual Cause of Recalcitrant Tonsillitis". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.10 (2020): 29-31.

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Copyright: © 2020 Ashwath Narayan Ramji. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.