Adenoiditis causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]

Overview

Acute adenoiditis is mainly due to viral infection but bacterial infections can cause the disease as well, while bacterial infections have a more important role in recurrent and chronic adenoiditis. The most important viral causes include EBV, CMV, RSV. The most important bacterial causes include Haemophilus influenzae, group A β-hemolytic streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus.

Casuses

Acute adenoiditis is mainly due to viral infection but bacterial infections can cause the disease as well, while bacterial infections have a more important role in recurrent and chronic adenoiditis^[2]:

Viral Causes

• Epstein-barr virus (EBV)
• Human adenovirus
• Enterovirus
• Rhinovirus
• Respiratory syncytial virus
• Mononucleosis
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
• Toxoplasmosis
• Herpes virus

Bacterial Causes

• Haemophilus influenzae
• Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus
• Staphylococcus aureus

• Moraxella catarrhalis
• Streptococcus pneumoniae

Other causes

• Sensitivity to mold allergens^[3]
• GERD
• Asthma