title: [Lingual tonsillitis. Report of 3 cases and literature review].
abstract: Lingual tonsillitits is a relatively uncommon pathology that affects specially patients with previous palatine tonsillectomy and its clinical behaviour is even more notorious than an acute tonsillitis. We report 3 cases hospitalized by our ENT Department analysing the initial symptoms, complementary tests, treatment and clinical evolution. In one of the patients that diagnosis probably was secondary to a complication due to an infectious mononucleosis and finally he was operated by surgical cauterization the lingual tonsils.
authors.affiliation: Facultativo Especialista de Otorrinolaringología. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pino Rivero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcos García
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trinidad Ruiz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pardo Romero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Palomino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Keituqwa Yáñez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rejas Ugena
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blasco Huelva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D010400:Penicillin G; D008775:Methylprednisolone