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A 9 year old boy is brought in by his mother because he has been complaining of a sore throat, difficulty swallowing and has had an occasional fever. You look in his throat and suspect tonsillitis. Which of the following is correct in regards to tonsillitis?

3 days later he returns with his mum because his throat is not getting better. He has also now developed difficulty opening his mouth and looks worse than he did initially. You have find it hard to examine him but suspect a peritonsillar abscess has formed. Which of these is true about peritonsillar abscesses?

A 4 year old girl is brought via ambulance into Starship ED. She is febrile at 38 degrees Celsius and has audible stridor. While the registrar assesses her, you talk to the mum and find out the girl is not vaccinated. The reason being the parents don't "believe in vaccines". Regarding supraglottitis, which of the following is true?

A 20 year old man presents with 5 days of worsening fevers, sore throat and today has not been able to move his neck. When you look in his throat the posterior pharynx is erythematous and unusually swollen in one area. You suspect a retropharyngeal abscess - which of the following is correct?

A 60 year old man with a 6 month history of an enlarging left sided neck lump comes into your GP office for review. In regards to neck lumps, which of the following is true?