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Lymphogranuloma venereum of the tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. Watson ,
A. J. Parker  and
T. I. F. Macleod
D. J. Watson*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Histopathology, Royal United Hospital, Bath.
A. J. Parker
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Histopathology, Royal United Hospital, Bath.
T. I. F. Macleod
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Royal United Hospital, Bath.
*
Mr.D. J. Watson, Department of Otolaryngology, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, Avon BA1 3NG.
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Abstract

A case of lymphogranuloma venereum of the tonsillar lymph tissue is presented. The similarities of tonsils to cervical lymph nodes are discussed and the importance of histological examination of abnormal tonsil tissue is reiterated.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 331 - 332
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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