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The Frequency of Lingual Tonsil Enlargement in Obese Children

Carolina V. A. Guimaraes1, Maninder Kalra2, Lane F. Donnelly1,2, Sally R. Shott3, Kelly Fitz2, Saroj Singla2 and Raouf S. Amin2

1 Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.
2 Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
3 Division of Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.


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  		Fig. 1 —Nonvisualized lingual tonsils in 12-year-9 month-old girl. Sagittal fast spin-echo inversion recovery image shows no bright signal in expected location of lingual tonsils (arrow).

 

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  		Fig. 2 —Visualized and measurable lingual tonsils in 17-year-9 month-old girl. Sagittal fast spin-echo inversion recovery image shows measurable lingual tonsils (arrow), which measure 5 mm.

 

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  		Fig. 3 —Markedly enlarged lingual tonsils in 16-year-old boy. Sagittal fast spin-echo inversion recovery image shows markedly enlarged lingual tonsils (arrows), which measure 15 mm.

 

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