Diseases

Tonsillitis

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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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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  • Tonsillitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with infection (IM) if specified; lingual tonsillitis: coordinate IM with TONGUE (NIM)

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  1. C01w.748w.561w.750w
  2. C07.550.781w.750w
  3. C08w.730w.561w.750w
  4. C09.775.649w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tonsillitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014069. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014069
  2. Tonsillitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillitis
  3. Tonsillitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186470