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Descriptor
English
:
Tonsillitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tonsilitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tonsilite
Tree Number:
C07.550.781.750
C08.730.561.750
C09.775.649.750
Definition
English
:
Inflammation
of the tonsils, especially the PALATINE TONSILS but the
ADENOIDS
(pharyngeal tonsils) and lingual tonsils may also be involved.
Tonsillitis
usually is caused by bacterial
infection
.
Tonsillitis
may be acute, chronic, or recurrent.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with
infection
(IM) if specified; lingual
tonsillitis
: coordinate IM with
TONGUE
(NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
24356
Unique Identifier:
D014069
Occurrence in VHL
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