Clinically unsuspected tonsillar sarcoidosis in a child revealed by routine histologic examination

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-158

  Saussez, Sven ^a,b   Mahillon, Virginie ^a   Haller, Annick ^a   Levy, Jack ^a   Ferster, Alina ^c   Dargent, Jean Louis ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Routine histologic examination; Sarcoidosis; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CELL STRUCTURE; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; NOSE INFECTION; OBSERVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TISSUE SECTION; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; PALATINE TONSIL; RECURRENCE; SARCOIDOSIS; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29244469099     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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