title: Unsuspected sarcoidosis of the tonsil.
abstract: A case of unsuspected sarcoidosis of the tonsils and adenoids presenting as nasal airway obstruction in a child believed to have chronic tonsillitis with adenoid hypertrophy is reported. This unusual case supports the value of routine histologic analysis of all tissue removed at the time of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-4060.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Erwin
mesh_terms: D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*