Peds-Soft Tissue - Transcervical Peritonsillar Abscess
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14 year old male presented with pharyngitis, odynophagia, and hot potato voice. He had mild right unilateral tonsil swelling on exam, but was able to tolerate secretions. POCUS images were obtained with a high frequency transducer of the right submandibular area in transverse plane, and demonstrate a tonsil shown as a mixed echotexture structure with hyperechoic invaginations or "crypts", as well as a relatively hypoechoic collection posterior-lateral to the tonsil suggestive of a peri-tonsillar abscess. Contributor: Allie Grither, St. Louis Children's Hospital (Washington University in St. Louis), @AGPemMD