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Orange discolored tonsils

MedGen UID:
909769
•Concept ID:
C4280753
•
Finding
Synonyms: Orange colored tonsils; Orange coloured tonsils; Orange discoloured tonsils; Orange tonsils; Tonsils with orange deposits
 
HPO: HP:0030814

Definition

A phenomenon of orange colored oral tonsils. This feature is characteristic of Tangier disease and illustrated will by Figure 1 of PMID:19470903. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOrange discolored tonsils

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Etiology

The curious case of the orange coloured tonsils.
Ravesloot MJ, Bril H, Braamskamp MJ, Wiegman A, Wong Chung RP
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Dec;78(12):2305-7. Epub 2014 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.09.011. PMID: 25441921

Diagnosis

The curious case of the orange coloured tonsils.
Ravesloot MJ, Bril H, Braamskamp MJ, Wiegman A, Wong Chung RP
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Dec;78(12):2305-7. Epub 2014 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.09.011. PMID: 25441921

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