| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:10456 |
| Name | tonsillitis |
| Definition | An upper respiratory tract disease which is characterized by inflammation of the tonsils resulting from bacterial (Group A streptococcus) and viral (Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus) infections. Symptoms include a severe sore throat, painful or difficult swallowing, coughing, headache, myalgia, fever and chills. http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=tonsillitis, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillitis |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:195665006 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:195794009 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:10454 DOID:13751 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
chronic tonsillitis [EXACT] Throat infection - tonsillitis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some chills has symptom some pharynx inflammation has phenotype some Abnormality of the tonsils has symptom some dysphagia has symptom some cough has symptom some headache has symptom some fever has symptom some inflammation |