 Tonsillitis
"Tonsillitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation of the tonsils, especially the PALATINE TONSILS but the ADENOIDS (pharyngeal tonsils) and lingual tonsils may also be involved. Tonsillitis usually is caused by bacterial infection. Tonsillitis may be acute, chronic, or recurrent.
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D014069
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.550.781.750 C08.730.561.750 C09.775.649.750
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tonsillitis" by people in Profiles.
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Syme N, Brettfeld S, Dorneden A, Samedi V, Bocklage T, Myers O, Herzon F, Meiklejohn DA. Occult Malignancy in Adult Tonsillectomy for Benign Indication. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Apr; 130(4):356-362.
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Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC. Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)-Executive Summary. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 02; 160(2):187-205.
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Herring K, Shmerling A. Case Report: Gonorrhea as a Cause of Exudative Tonsillitis. Am Fam Physician. 2019 01 15; 99(2):77.
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Perkins JN, Liang C, Gao D, Shultz L, Friedman NR. Risk of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage by clinical diagnosis. Laryngoscope. 2012 Oct; 122(10):2311-5.
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Kalra M, Kimball TR, Daniels SR, LeMasters G, Willging PJ, Rutter M, Witt SA, Glascock BJ, Amin RS. Structural cardiac changes as a predictor of respiratory complications after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive breathing during sleep in children. Sleep Med. 2005 May; 6(3):241-5.
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Discolo CM, Darrow DH, Koltai PJ. Infectious indications for tonsillectomy. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2003 Apr; 50(2):445-58.
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Kearsley NL, Campbell A, Sanderson AA, Weir RD, Kamdar MK, Coles SJ. Comparison of clarithromycin suspension and amoxycillin syrup for the treatment of children with pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis. Br J Clin Pract. 1997 Apr-May; 51(3):133-7.
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KANTNER A, HABAN J. [RARE PRIMARY SCLEROMA IN THE PALATINE TONSIL]. Orv Hetil. 1964 May 31; 105:1033-5.
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