Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Orange discolored tonsils
HP:0030814
What it means
A phenomenon of orange colored oral tonsils. This feature is characteristic of Tangier disease and illustrated will by Figure 1 of PMID:19470903.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Orange colored tonsils · Orange coloured tonsils · Orange discoloured tonsils · Orange tonsils · Tonsils with orange deposits
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