ICD-9 code 475 for Peritonsillar abscess is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT (470-478).
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA CHAPTER
CHAPTER ID: 70201
Minutes of meeting held
February 2, 2016
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