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Lymphoid Hyperplasia
Aka: Lymphoid Hyperplasia, Adenoid Hyperplasia- Pathophysiology
- Obstructive Lymphoid Hyperplasia
- Upper airway (Adenoids)
- Nose
- Obstructive Lymphoid Hyperplasia
- Signs and symptoms
- Mouth breathing
- Severe snoring and intermittent apneas with sleep
- Occasional "snorts" while awake
- Accentuated by anatomic high Palate
- Complications
- Management: Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
- Surgical removal of excess tissue is curative