Normal palatine tonsils

Case contributed by Mostafa Elfeky
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Recurrent sore throat.

Patient Data

Age: 14 years
Gender: Male
ultrasound

Angulated submandibular view of the oropharynx shows the normal palatine tonsils. It shows striated or tigroid appearance of its parenchyma. Normal vascularity on color Doppler.

Case Discussion

Palatine tonsils can be seen during ultrasound examination of the neck. This helps to identify tonsillitis and its complications like tonsillar abscess.

The striated (tigroid) appearance is due to the cortex infoldings and crypts inbetween them. Enhanced cortex in post-contrast CT or MRI (tigroid enhancement) is a sign of acute uncomplicated tonsillitis.

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