Tonsillolith – A rare cause of halitosis and odynophagia in a 9-year-old girl

Maher Mohamad Najm, Bashar Hasan Kayal, Abdalmalek Mohamad Najm, Mohamad Zaher Shaaban, Lama Ahmad Alyousef

DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v1i2.3716

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v1i2.3716

Publish Date: 29-03-2025

Pages: 110 - 111

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Author Affiliation:

From ¹Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Center, Hamad General Hospital,

²Clinical Lecturer, Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar,

³Specialist, Department of Pediatrics, Alnoor Hospital, Relief International, Taftanaz, Syria,

⁴Intern, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt,

⁵Medical Student, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

Abstract

Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths or tonsiliths, are usually tiny white or yellowish mineralized structures packed with organic debris and bacteria that develop in the enlarged palatine tonsillar crypt. Tiny tonsillitis is commonly detected in diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and less so in panoramic radiography, with the prevalence increasing with age. Giant tonsilloliths are rare and most reported cases have been in adults, with only a few cases reported in the pediatric population. In this report, we described a 9-year-old girl who had suffered from halitosis for 6 months and odynophagia with oropharyngeal foreign body sensation for 2 weeks and was later diagnosed with a tonsil stone.