Adenoiditis is an inflammation of the adenoids caused by infection. Incidence decreases with age, with adenoiditis being rare in children over 15 years due to physiological atrophy of the adenoid tissue. It can also be caused by a number of viruses, including epsteinbarr virus, adenovirus, and. However, adenoiditis symptoms often persist for ten or more days, and often include puslike discharge from nose the infection cause is usually viral. This article is within the scope of wikiproject medicine, which recommends that medicinerelated articles follow the manual of style for medicinerelated articles and that biomedical information in any article use highquality medical sources. Adenoiditis is treated using medication antibiotics andor steroids or surgical intervention adenoiditis may produce coldlike symptoms. However, if the adenoiditis is caused by a bacterial infection, antibiotics may be prescribed for treatment.
Epidemiology and demographics the prevalence of adenoiditis is not completely known. Las adenoiditis cronicas requieren usualmente tratamiento quirurgico. Adenoiditis can be caused by a bacterial infection, such as infection with the bacteria streptococcus. Your tonsils are in the back of your throat and your adenoids are higher up, behind your nose. Adenoiditis is the inflammation of the adenoid tissue its usually caused by an infection. Adenoids are found in the throat, also called the pharynx, just behind the nose. Adenoiditis definition of adenoiditis by medical dictionary. Adenoiditis inflamacion aguda del tejido adenoideo proceso. Epidemiologyedit adenoiditis occurs mainly in childhood, often associated with acute tonsillitis. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. However, adenoiditis symptoms often persist for ten or more days, and often include puslike discharge from nose. Adenoids are masses of lymphatic tissue that help the body fight infection.
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