Granular posterior pharyngeal wall
Granular posterior pharyngeal wall
is defined as irregular pinkish to reddish nodules at the posterior
pharyngeal wall above the level of epiglottis. It was graded as Grade 1
(patchy): multiple nodules surrounded by normal mucosa and Grade 2
(diffuse): multiple nodules without surrounding normal mucosa (Figure
4). If there were both patchy and diffuse areas within the same
participant, the Grade 2 was used.