Adenoiditis classification

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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:

Adenoiditis can be classified into acute adenoiditis, recurrent acute adenoiditis, and chronic/persistant adenoiditis.^[1]

It is defined by presence of at least 4 or more episodes of acute adenoiditis within a 6 months period.^[3]

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↑ Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A (2014). "Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools". Iran J Med Sci. 39 (2 Suppl): 158–70. PMC 3993046. PMID 24753638.