title: [The so-called chronic hyperplastic pharyngitis in childhood. A histological screening (author's transl)].
abstract: The clinical picture of chronic pharyngitis is well defined but insufficiently clarified as to its morphological nature. In our study of 12 children with chronic pharyngitis who underwent adeno-tonsillectomies small pieces of tissue of the posterior wall of the pharynx were microscopically examined. In most instances inflammatory infiltrations were absent. Present was a variably developed hyperplasia of the lymphatic tissues. In the more pronounced hyperplasias there was a lymphoepithelial disintegration that could account for the clinical manifestations and that perhaps could also be considered as a disposing factor for a bona fide pharyngitis. The micromorphological changes were divided into 4 stages.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000941:Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens
vernacular_title: Die sogenannte chronisch-hyperplastische Pharyngitis im Kindesalter. Ein histologisches Screening.