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Acute Necrotizing Herpetic Tonsillitis: A Report of Two Cases

verfasst von: Walaa M. Borhan, Mohammed A. Dababo, Lester D. R. Thompson, M. Saleem, N. Pashley

Erschienen in: Head and Neck Pathology | Ausgabe 1/2015

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Abstract

The finding of herpetic tonsillitis is rare. Tonsillectomies are usually done for children with recurrent chronic tonsillitis, while viral throat infections are generally self-limiting. We present two cases: A 5 year-old girl, with atypical hemolytic anemia managed with Eculizumab, who presented with a pharyngeal infection and tonsillar enlargement that did not respond to intravenous antibiotics or antifungal therapies; and a 30 year-old man who presented with upper airway obstruction and fever; bilateral tonsillectomies were performed. Histopathological examination showed a necrotizing tonsillitis with numerous ground-glass intranuclear inclusions, characteristic of herpes viral infection, further confirmed by Herpes simplex virus in situ hybridization. Both patients were managed by intravenous Acyclovir, with dramatic improvement.

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Titel: Acute Necrotizing Herpetic Tonsillitis: A Report of Two Cases
verfasst von: Walaa M. Borhan
Mohammed A. Dababo
Lester D. R. Thompson
M. Saleem
N. Pashley
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Head and Neck Pathology / Ausgabe 1/2015
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-013-0516-2

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Acute Necrotizing Herpetic Tonsillitis: A Report of Two Cases

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