Quinsy
Quinsy, also known as a peritonsillar abscess, is a rare and potentially serious complication of tonsillitis. The abscess (a collection of pus) forms between one of your tonsils and the wall of your throat. This can happen when a bacterial infection spreads from an infected tonsil to the surrounding area. Quinsy can occur at any age, but most commonly affects teenagers and young adults. It's possible to get it more than once. Signs and symptoms Symptoms of quinsy can include: a severe and quickly worsening sore throat, usually on one side swelling inside the mouth and throat difficulty opening your mouth pain when swallowing difficulty swallowing, which may cause you to drool changes to your voice or difficulty speaking bad breath earache on the affected side headache and feeling generally unwell difficulty breathing Some people with quinsy may also have a high temperature (fever), although this sometimes passes before the abscess develops
