364 DISEASES OF THE GASTEO-IXTESTINAL TRACT. 



abscess phlegmonous tonsillitis or quinsy the tonsil becom- 

 ing so large as to project beyond the median line. The uvula 

 and epiglottis are often cedematous, and the submaxillary and 

 cervical lymphatic glands enlarged. 



FIG. 161. 



FIG. 162 



A 



Traction diverticulum which 

 was adherent to a cheesy 

 bronchial gland. The cut 

 shows the external oesoph- 

 ageal wall with the diver- 

 ticulum artificially distend- 

 ed (Warren Museum). 



Congenital malformation 

 of the oesophagus. Up- 

 per portion ends in a 

 cul-de-sac ; the lower 

 portion opens into the 

 trachea (Harvard Med. 

 School, Warren Muse- 

 um). 



Chronic hypertrophy may follow repeated attacks of acute 

 tonsillitis ; usually, however, it is associated with hyper- 

 trophy of the lymphoid tissue of the naso-pharynx " aden- 

 oids." Microscopically there is noted an increase in the con- 

 nective-tissue stroma and of the lymphoid elements. 



