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Adenoiditis

MedGen UID:
507401
•Concept ID:
C0001427
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: adenoiditis; inflammation of pharyngeal tonsil; pharyngeal tonsil inflammation; pharyngeal tonsilitis
SNOMED CT: Adenoiditis (70020005)
 
HPO: HP:0031458
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000261

Definition

An inflammation of the adenoid tissue. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAdenoiditis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.
Esposito S, Rosazza C, Sciarrabba CS, Principi N
J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2017 Feb;30(1):14-19. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1300. PMID: 27336220
Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update).
Rosenfeld RM, Shin JJ, Schwartz SR, Coggins R, Gagnon L, Hackell JM, Hoelting D, Hunter LL, Kummer AW, Payne SC, Poe DS, Veling M, Vila PM, Walsh SA, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Feb;154(1 Suppl):S1-S41. doi: 10.1177/0194599815623467. PMID: 26832942
Clinical consensus statement: pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis.
Brietzke SE, Shin JJ, Choi S, Lee JT, Parikh SR, Pena M, Prager JD, Ramadan H, Veling M, Corrigan M, Rosenfeld RM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Oct;151(4):542-53. doi: 10.1177/0194599814549302. PMID: 25274375

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effect of gold laser energy delivery on postoperative adenotonsillectomy complications.
Jang W, Schwartz C, Zeitouni J, Raghuram A, Idicula WK, Nguyen TQ, Cordero J, Dundar Y
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Sep;172:111662. Epub 2023 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111662. PMID: 37494775
The use of SN-5 to differentiate chronic rhinosinusitis and chronic adenoiditis in children.
Orabi NA, Makary CA, Ramadan HH
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Oct;161:111269. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111269. PMID: 35987130
Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update).
Rosenfeld RM, Shin JJ, Schwartz SR, Coggins R, Gagnon L, Hackell JM, Hoelting D, Hunter LL, Kummer AW, Payne SC, Poe DS, Veling M, Vila PM, Walsh SA, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Feb;154(1 Suppl):S1-S41. doi: 10.1177/0194599815623467. PMID: 26832942
Possible role of apoptosis in pathogenesis of adenoid hypertrophy and chronic adenoiditis: Prospective case-control study.
Önal M, Yılmaz T, Bilgiç E, Müftüoğlu S, Sözen T, Bajin MD
Auris Nasus Larynx 2015 Dec;42(6):449-52. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.04.012. PMID: 26003878
Clinical consensus statement: pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis.
Brietzke SE, Shin JJ, Choi S, Lee JT, Parikh SR, Pena M, Prager JD, Ramadan H, Veling M, Corrigan M, Rosenfeld RM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Oct;151(4):542-53. doi: 10.1177/0194599814549302. PMID: 25274375

Diagnosis

Pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis.
Ramadan HH
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024 Mar;281(3):1131-1137. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08307-z. PMID: 37899371
Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update).
Rosenfeld RM, Shin JJ, Schwartz SR, Coggins R, Gagnon L, Hackell JM, Hoelting D, Hunter LL, Kummer AW, Payne SC, Poe DS, Veling M, Vila PM, Walsh SA, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Feb;154(1 Suppl):S1-S41. doi: 10.1177/0194599815623467. PMID: 26832942
Adenotonsillar disease.
Zautner AE
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2012 May;6(2):121-9. doi: 10.2174/187221312800166877. PMID: 22452646
Adenoids during childhood: the facts.
Marseglia GL, Caimmi D, Pagella F, Matti E, Labó E, Licari A, Salpietro A, Pelizzo G, Castellazzi AM
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011 Oct;24(4 Suppl):1-5. doi: 10.1177/03946320110240S401. PMID: 22032778
Sore throat, tonsillitis, and adenoiditis.
Richardson MA
Med Clin North Am 1999 Jan;83(1):75-83, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70088-2. PMID: 9927961

Therapy

Sinus and Upper Airway Surgery in Children.
Makary CA, Ramadan HH
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2018 Apr 25;18(5):32. doi: 10.1007/s11882-018-0784-8. PMID: 29696417
Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.
Esposito S, Rosazza C, Sciarrabba CS, Principi N
J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2017 Feb;30(1):14-19. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1300. PMID: 27336220
Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update).
Rosenfeld RM, Shin JJ, Schwartz SR, Coggins R, Gagnon L, Hackell JM, Hoelting D, Hunter LL, Kummer AW, Payne SC, Poe DS, Veling M, Vila PM, Walsh SA, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Feb;154(1 Suppl):S1-S41. doi: 10.1177/0194599815623467. PMID: 26832942
Clinical consensus statement: pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis.
Brietzke SE, Shin JJ, Choi S, Lee JT, Parikh SR, Pena M, Prager JD, Ramadan H, Veling M, Corrigan M, Rosenfeld RM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Oct;151(4):542-53. doi: 10.1177/0194599814549302. PMID: 25274375
Adenotonsillar disease.
Zautner AE
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2012 May;6(2):121-9. doi: 10.2174/187221312800166877. PMID: 22452646

Prognosis

Can Symptoms Differentiate Between Chronic Adenoiditis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Pediatric Patients.
Purnell PR, Ramadan JH, Ramadan HH
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Jun;98(5):279-282. Epub 2019 Apr 2 doi: 10.1177/0145561319840133. PMID: 30939913
Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.
Esposito S, Rosazza C, Sciarrabba CS, Principi N
J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2017 Feb;30(1):14-19. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1300. PMID: 27336220
Safety of adult tonsillectomy: a population-level analysis of 5968 patients.
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Mar;140(3):197-202. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6215. PMID: 24481159
Indications for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Darrow DH, Siemens C
Laryngoscope 2002 Aug;112(8 Pt 2 Suppl 100):6-10. doi: 10.1002/lary.5541121404. PMID: 12172229
Nasal endoscopy in asthmatic children: assessment of rhinosinusitis and adenoiditis incidence, correlations with cytology and microbiology.
Tosca MA, Riccio AM, Marseglia GL, Caligo G, Pallestrini E, Ameli F, Mira E, Castelnuovo P, Pagella F, Ricci A, Ciprandi G, Canonica GW
Clin Exp Allergy 2001 Apr;31(4):609-15. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01057.x. PMID: 11359430

Clinical prediction guides

Effect of gold laser energy delivery on postoperative adenotonsillectomy complications.
Jang W, Schwartz C, Zeitouni J, Raghuram A, Idicula WK, Nguyen TQ, Cordero J, Dundar Y
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Sep;172:111662. Epub 2023 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111662. PMID: 37494775
Comparative clinicopathological aspects of chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis in children.
Vintilescu ŞB, Ioniţă E, Stepan AE, Simionescu CE, Matei M, Stepan MD, Becheanu CA, Niculescu EC
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2020 Jul-Sep;61(3):895-904. doi: 10.47162/RJME.61.3.28. PMID: 33817731Free PMC Article
Can Symptoms Differentiate Between Chronic Adenoiditis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Pediatric Patients.
Purnell PR, Ramadan JH, Ramadan HH
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Jun;98(5):279-282. Epub 2019 Apr 2 doi: 10.1177/0145561319840133. PMID: 30939913
An overview on upper respiratory tract infections and bacteriotherapy as innovative therapeutic strategy.
Bellussi LM, Passali FM, Ralli M, De Vincentiis M, Greco A, Passali D
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019 Mar;23(1 Suppl):27-38. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17345. PMID: 30920638
The role of biofilms in otolaryngologic infections: update 2007.
Post JC, Hiller NL, Nistico L, Stoodley P, Ehrlich GD
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007 Oct;15(5):347-51. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282b97327. PMID: 17823552

Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of the probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 for the treatment and/or prevention of sore throat: a systematic review.
Wilcox CR, Stuart B, Leaver H, Lown M, Willcox M, Moore M, Little P
Clin Microbiol Infect 2019 Jun;25(6):673-680. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.12.031. PMID: 30616011

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