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Peritonsillitis (PT) is defined as cellulitis in peritonsillar tissue without pus. The pathogenesis of peritonsillar infections is controversial.To explore whether minor salivary glands are involved in the development of PT and to identify clinical findings that predict the evolution of PT to peritonsillar abscess (PTA).We included 146 adult patients treated for acute tonsillitis (AT;The PT group without tonsillar findings had lower S-CRP than the PT group with tonsillar findings (Elevated S-Amyl in the PT/PTA group without tonsillar findings suggests that minor salivary glands are sometimes involved in the development of peritonsillar infections.