Hypertrophie der Gaumenmandeln

School ager

with stridorLateral radiograph of the airway shows enlargement of the palatine tonsils.The diagnosis was palatine tonsil hypertrophy.

Preschooler

with a sore throat, fever and drooling. Lateral images of the airway from an airway fluoroscopy exam show a swollen epiglottis (thumb sign) and thickened aryepiglottic folds. The palatine tonsil is also noted to be hypertrophied.The diagnosis was epiglottitis and incidental palatine tonsil hypertrophy.