Medical entity reference · Respiratory Medicine
peritonsillar abscess
Wikidata · Retrieved 2026-10-13
Pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. Wikidata entity Q1586014; linked MeSH descriptor D000039. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.
Reference details
- Wikidata entity
- Q1586014
- Revision
- 2515909275
- MeSH
- D000039
- UMLS
- C0031157
- ICD-9-CM
- 475
- ICD-10
- J36
Entity description
pus due to an infection behind the tonsil
Names in different languages
en: peritonsillar abscess
zh: 扁桃體週膿腫
ja: 扁桃周囲膿瘍
es: absceso periamigdalino
fr: abcès périamygdalien
de: Peritonsillarabszess
pt: Abscesso peritonsilar
ar: خراج مجاورات اللوزة
ru: Паратонзиллярный абсцесс
English alternative names
quinsy
Peritonsillar abscess
obsolete peritonsillar abscess
quinsey
squinancy
Identifier mapping
MeSH: D000039
UMLS: C0031157
ICD-9-CM: 475
ICD-10: J36
Sources and reuse
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Source date: 2026-07-10T15:27:28Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-13. Text has been organized for reading; this import has not been independently reviewed by a clinician. It is not individualized medical advice.