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Review
. 1990:126:267-73.

Tonsillolith

R Cerný  1 , V Bekárek
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  • PMID: 2151095
Review

Tonsillolith

R Cerný et al. Acta Univ Palacki Olomuc Fac Med. 1990.

Abstract

A chance finding of the tonsillolith in the peritonsillar abscess of a 10-year-old girl is reported. The 26 X 4 mm calculus weighing 0.84 grams was analyzed by means of infrared spectroscopy and X-ray difraction, and identified as a dahllite. The concretion surface was documented by a scan. A literary survey of 29 reports of tonsilloliths is presented and their causes in the palatine tonsil are discussed.

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