[Specific features of rare forms of paratonsillitis].

With decreasing number of patients subjected to tonsilectomy, the number of paratonsillitis patients, on the contrary, is on the increase. Among 1718 patients with paratonsillitis observed and treated by the author in 1985-1996, 313 had infiltration and 1405 patients--abscess stage of paratonsillitis. 284 (20.2%) of the latter underwent abscesstonsilectomy. 32, 96 and 4 patients had bilateral, recurrent and extensive paratonsillitis, respectively. Complicating parapharyngitis occurred in 55 (3.2%) patients. Opening of the abscess led to massive bleeding from incisio demanding abscesstonsilectomy. Despite previous tonsilectomy, 17 (0.99%) patients developed paratonsillitis which originated from the residual lymphoid tissue in the upper pole of the tonsil hidden in the scars. 1672 patients had tonsillogenic paratonsillitis, 46 patients exhibited odontogenic paratonsillitis.