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Lymphoid HyperplasiaAka: Adenoid Hyperplasia

Pathophysiology
1. Obstructive lymphoid hyperplasia
  1. Upper airway (Adenoids)
  2. Nose
Signs and symptoms
1. Mouth breathing
2. Severe snoring and intermittent apneas with sleep
3. Occasional "snorts" while awake
4. Accentuated by anatomic high palate
Complications
1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
2. Cor Pulmonale
Management: Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
1. Surgical removal of excess tissue is curative

Hyperplasia of adenoids (C0155833)
Concepts	Disease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9	474.2
English	Adenoid vegetations, Hyperplasia of adenoids
Spanish	hiperplasia de adenoides, vegetaciones adenoideas, vegetaciones adenoides
Parent Concepts	Chronic disease of tonsils AND/OR adenoids (C0155828), Disorder of adenoid (C0272393)
Sources	ICD9CM, MTH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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Hyperplasia of adenoids (C0155833)

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