ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS OF

PERITONSILLAR ABCESS

I PUTU FAJAR SUKMAJAYA

1002005055

FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
2011

PREFACE

The Author want to say thanks to God, because only God help I can finished my
report which have a title Etiology and Pathogenesis of Peritonsillar Abcess on time
and without matter problem.
This report made for completed the order of Infection and Infectious Diseases block
in the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University.
Hopefully this report can be useful to whosever read this report, specially to the
faculty. For sure the author need developed critics and suggestions for the author
reports in the future can be better.

Denpasar, 20-11-2011

Author

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LIST OF CONTENT

Cover ..............................................................................................................i
Preface .......................................................................................................................ii
List of content ............................................................................................................iii
List of table ................................................................................................................iv
List of figure ...............................................................................................................v
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ....................................................................1
CHAPTER II CONTENT.......................3
2.1 Etiology.........................3
2.1.1 Streptococcus pyogenes......4
2.1.2 Fusobacterium........4
2.2 Pathogenesis.........5
CHAPTER III CONCLUSION..................................................................................7
References

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LIST OF TABLE

Common Organism Associated with Peritonsillar Abcess............................................i

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LIST OF FIGURE

Normal Anatomy of Palantine Tonsil ..................................................................1

Streptococcus pyogenes ...........................................................................................4
Fusobacterium ..........................................................................................................5