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Idiopathic spontaneous tonsillar haemorrhage. 1993

M M Vaughan, and A J Parker

Since the advent of antibiotics major spontaneous tonsillar haemorrhage is extremely rare. The causes are usually ascribed to vessel wall erosion secondary to bacterial infection or infectious mononucleosis. We report the case of a 20-year-old female, presenting to the ENT department with tonsillar bleeding in the absence of any identifiable infective or traumatic process.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007818	Laryngeal Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the LARYNX which coordinates many functions such as voice production, breathing, swallowing, and coughing.	Laryngeal Perichondritis,Larynx Diseases,Disease, Laryngeal,Disease, Larynx,Diseases, Laryngeal,Diseases, Larynx,Laryngeal Disease,Laryngeal Perichondritides,Larynx Disease,Perichondritides, Laryngeal,Perichondritis, Laryngeal
D005260	Female		Females
D006470	Hemorrhage	Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel.	Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D014066	Palatine Tonsil	A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE.	Tonsil,Tonsil, Palatine,Palatine Tonsils,Tonsils,Tonsils, Palatine