J Rhinol.  2007 Nov;14(2):122-124.

A Case of Children Suspected as Obstructive Sleep Apnea due to Tubal Tonsillar Hypertrophy

• Kim JM
• Kim SH
• Yoo JH
• Lee BT

Abstract

Consequences of an untreated sleep related breathing disorder include failure to thrive, enuresis, attention deficit disorder, behavior problems, poor academic performance, and cardiopulmonary disease. The most common etiology of sleep related breathing disorder in children is adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Other upper airway lesion should be evaluated. We experienced a case of a child whose etiology of sleep related breathing disorder was suspected to have been caused by a tubal tonsil hypertrophy. Therefore, in this paper, we present a case of a sleep related breathing disorder in a child which was successfully treated by removing the tubal tonsil hypertrophy.

Keyword

Waldeyer's ring; Pharyngeal lymphoid tissue; Tonsil; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

MeSH Terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Child*
Enuresis
Failure to Thrive
Humans
Hypertrophy*
Palatine Tonsil
Respiration
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*