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.

School ager

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

The effect of

adenotonsillectomy on pulmonary hypertension in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Grading of palatine tonsils hypertrophy proposed by L. Brodsky [12]

The effect of

adenotonsillectomy on pulmonary hypertension in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Nasopharyngeal soft tissue x-ray (lateral view) shows nearly complete attenuation of nasopharyngeal airway (large adenoid)