Puar R K, Puar H S
South Med J. 1986 Sep;79(9):1126-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198609000-00021.
Lingual tonsillitis can cause various signs and symptoms including nocturnal or supine cough, constant discomfort in the throat, glossal pain, and otalgia. Most patients with lingual tonsillitis have already had palatine tonsillectomy. A lingual tonsil may be visible only by using a laryngeal mirror. An embedded foreign body can cause recurrent tonsillitis with abscess formation, and life-threatening airway obstruction may result. Aberrant lingual thyroid may be the only functioning thyroid tissue. Cryosurgery and the CO2 laser have made lingual tonsillectomy a safe and simple procedure. An abscess of a lingual tonsil should be drained under general anesthesia, and lingual thyroid should be treated conservatively unless it produces obstructive symptoms.
舌扁桃体炎可引起多种体征和症状，包括夜间或仰卧位咳嗽、咽喉持续不适、舌痛和耳痛。大多数舌扁桃体炎患者已经接受过腭扁桃体切除术。舌扁桃体可能仅通过喉镜才能看到。嵌入的异物可导致复发性扁桃体炎并形成脓肿，可能会导致危及生命的气道阻塞。迷走舌甲状腺可能是唯一有功能的甲状腺组织。冷冻手术和二氧化碳激光使舌扁桃体切除术成为一种安全、简单的手术。舌扁桃体脓肿应在全身麻醉下引流，舌甲状腺应保守治疗，除非它产生阻塞性症状。
