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  1.                      Quinsy (Peritonsillar Abscess)
  2. SYMPTOMS may include fever, head tilting to one side, severe pain when
  3. swallowing and difficulty in opening the mouth.
  4. CAUSES are usually from strep bacteria. An abscess between tonsil & pharynx.
  5. TREATMENT. Antibiotics. Surgery to remove tonsil.