adenoiditis
Sign in to saveAlso known as chronic adenoiditis, pharyngeal tonsilitis, pharyngeal tonsil inflammation
Adenoiditis is the inflammation of the adenoid tissue usually caused by an infection. Adenoiditis is treated using medication (antibiotics and/or steroids) or surgical intervention.
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- Subclass of
- nasopharyngitis
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- anatomical location
- adenoid
- exact match
- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0050145
- ICD-9-CM
- 474.01
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- WikiProject Medicine
- health specialty
- otolaryngology
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- Signs and symptoms
- Complications
- Cause
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
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Adenoiditis is the inflammation of the adenoid tissue usually caused by an infection. Adenoiditis is treated using medication (antibiotics and/or steroids) or surgical intervention.
Adenoiditis may produce cold-like symptoms. However, adenoiditis symptoms often persist for ten or more days, and often include pus-like discharge from nose.
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