II. Pathophysiology
- Obstructive Lymphoid Hyperplasia
- Upper airway (Adenoids)
- Nose
III. Signs and symptoms
- Mouth breathing
- Severe snoring and intermittent apneas with sleep
- Occasional "snorts" while awake
- Accentuated by anatomic high Palate
IV. Complications
V. Management: Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
- Surgical removal of excess tissue is curative
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 474.2 |
| ICD10 | J35.8 |
| SnomedCT | 195797002, 39323002 |
| English | adenoid vegetations (diagnosis), adenoid vegetations, adenoid vegetation, adenoid hyperplasia, adenoids vegetations, Adenoid vegetations, Adenoid vegetations (disorder), Hyperplasia of adenoids (disorder), hyperplasia; adenoid, adenoid; hyperplasia, adenoid; vegetation, vegetation; adenoid, Hyperplasia of adenoids |
| Spanish | Vegetaciones adenoides, hiperplasia de adenoides (trastorno), hiperplasia de adenoides, vegetaciones adenoideas, vegetaciones adenoides (trastorno), vegetaciones adenoides |
| Portuguese | Vegetações adenóides |
| Italian | Vegetazioni adenoidee |
| German | adenoide Wucherungen |
| French | Végétations |
| Dutch | adenoïde vegetaties, adenoïd; hyperplasie, adenoïd; vegetatie, hyperplasie; adenoïd, vegetatie; adenoïd |
| Czech | Adenoidní vegetace |
| Japanese | アデノイド増殖症, ｱﾃﾞﾉｲﾄﾞｿﾞｳｼｮｸｼｮｳ |
| Hungarian | Adenoid vegetációk |
