Quinsy, or peritonsillar abscess, is among the commonest deep infections of the adult head and neck. In contrast to tonsillitis, it occurs in adults and the bacteria responsible are different, thus it ...

Quinsy or peritonsillar abscess is an acute infectious swelling of the upper pole of the tonsillar fossa (tonsillar sinus). It is mostly seen in adults between 20 and 40 years old, and lies between ...

‘Eastenders’ star Lee Ryan hit the headlines this morning after reports surfaced that he has been rushed to hospital with quinsy. But what are the symptoms of this relatively unheard of condition, and ...

Q - WHAT is a quinsy and is there any treatment? My daughter has been diagnosed with one. A - THIS refers to an abscess or collection of pus between one of the tonsils and the walls of the throat. It ...

CHECK-UP:Quinsy develops when the space between each tonsil and the throat wall becomes infected, writes MARION KERR. I developed tonsillitis over Christmas but didn’t go to see a doctor until last ...

Bianca Gascoigne was rushed to hospital in Dubai after suffering a dangerous throat infection. The 31-year-old reality beauty was struck with quinsy - a serious complication of tonsillitis in which ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Modern medicine still deals with many antique-sounding diseases: scarlet fever, carbuncles, “dropsy” (heart failure) ...

BIANCA Gascoigne has been rushed to hospital in Dubai, where she has been diagnosed with the dangerous illness quinsy for the second time. The 31-year-old daughter of former Rangers star Paul ...

The 31-year-old was left fearing for her life when she was struck down with quinsy for the first time in 2016 BIANCA Gascoigne has been rushed to hospital in Dubai, where she has been diagnosed with ...