ClinicalfeaturesGeneral.Theyareduetosepticaemiaand resemble any acute infection. Theyincludefever,chills andrigors,generalmalaise,bodyaches,headachenauseaandconstipation
Clinical features General. They are due to septicaemia and resemble any acute infection. They include fever, chills and rigors, general malaise, body aches, headache, nausea and constipation
Clinicalfeatures--Local*Severepaininthroat.UsuallyunilateralOdynophagia.Itissomarkedthatthepatientcannotevenswallow his ownsalivawhich dribblesfromtheangleofhis mouth. Patient is usually dehydrated
Clinical features-Local Severe pain in throat. Usually unilateral. Odynophagia. It is so marked that the patient cannot even swallow his own saliva which dribbles from the angle of his mouth. Patient is usually dehydrated
Muffledand thick speech, often calledhotpotatovoiceFoul breathduetosepsisintheoralcavityandpoorhygieneIpsilateralearache.This is referred painvia CN IX which supplies both the tonsilandear Trismus due to spasm of pterygoidmuscleswhichareincloseproximitytothesuperiorconstrictor
Muffled and thick speech, often called “hot potato voice” Foul breath due to sepsis in the oral cavity and poor hygiene Ipsilateral earache. This is referred pain via CN IX which supplies both the tonsil and ear Trismus due to spasm of pterygoid muscles which are in close proximity to the superior constrictor
Examination1.the tonsil, pillars and softpalate onthe involved side are congested andswollen.Tonsil itself may not appearenlargedasitgetburiedintheoedematous2.uvula is swollen and edema andpushedtotheoppositeside
Examination 1.the tonsil, pillars and soft palate on the involved side are congested and swollen. Tonsil itself may not appear enlarged as it get buried in the oedematous 2. uvula is swollen and edema and pushed to the opposite side