Adenoid Hypertrophy in Adults: An Underdiagnosed Entity?
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Adenoid Hypertrophy in Adults: An Underdiagnosed Entity?
The adenoids (or pharyngeal tonsil) is a condensation of lymphoid tissue in the posterosuperior wall of the nasopharynx. It forms a part of Waldeyer’s ring of lymphoid tissue at the portal of entry of the upper respiratory tract [1]. In early childhood it is the fi rst site for immunological contact of inhaled allergens. Adenoids are present at birth, show physiological enlargement upto 6 years...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology and Rhinology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2455-1759
DOI: 10.17352/2455-1759.000033