Tonsillolith.
A chance finding of the tonsillolith in the peritonsillar abscess of a 10-year-old girl is reported. The 26 X 4 mm calculus weighing 0.84 grams was analyzed by means of infrared spectroscopy and X-ray difraction, and identified as a dahllite. The concretion surface was documented by a scan. A literary survey of 29 reports of tonsilloliths is presented and their causes in the palatine tonsil are discussed.
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Department of Otolaryngology Medical Faculty of the Palacky University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
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D002137:Calculi / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology