Catalog

Certain specified abscess of pharynx

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Certain specified abscess of pharynx – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1090397297

This is a collection of pus (neutrophils) that has accumulated within a tissue because of an inflammatory process in response to either an infectious process (usually caused by bacteria or parasites) or other foreign materials (e.g., splinters, bullet wounds, or injecting needles), in a part of the digestive system and also the respiratory system.