Increased meningococcal carrier rate after tonsillectomy.

Increased meningococcal carrier rate after tonsillectomy.

Meningococcal carrier rate before and after hajj pilgrimage: effect of single dose ciprofloxacin on carriage.

We determined the carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis before and after hajj pilgrimage among a group (1) of 674 randomly selected Iranian pilgrims, and the effect of 500 mg of ciprofloxacin given 24 hours before return on the reduction of meningococcal carriers among another group (2) of 123 randomly selected Iranian pilgrims. Throat specimens taken 1 hour before departure on the hajj and i...

Gustatory function after tonsillectomy.

OBJECTIVE To assess taste function before and after tonsillectomy (TE). DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS Sixty-five patients (42 females, 23 males; mean age, 28 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Taste function was investigated before TE with 4 concentrations each of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter quality, respectively, on both sides of the anterior and posteri...

Hemorrhage risk after quinsy tonsillectomy.

BACKGROUND The goal of the study was to evaluate the incidence and possible predictive factors of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) in patients with peritonsillar abscess, treated by acute abscess tonsillectomy. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed on 205 patients who underwent bilateral abscess tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. Age, sex, smoking habits, history of recur...

Resolution of psoriasis after tonsillectomy.

A 19-year-old woman experienced recalcitrantpsoriasis after streptococcal pharyngitis. Multipletreatment regimens were employed, but results werepoor until after the patient underwent tonsillectomy.