منابع مشابه
Acute Pharyngo-tonsillitis
as the pharynx has lateral cords with the same type of tissue as in Waldeyer’s lymphatic ring. It is very rare to have a patient with an isolated tonsillitis, as the lymphatic ring is generally involved, and therefore pharyngo-tonsillitis is the correct term. The same analogy can also be made with sinus pathology, as the nasal tissue is also involved in cases of allergy or infection, and the pa...
متن کاملTreatment Challenges of Group A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngo-Tonsillitis
Introduction Despite its in vitro efficacy, penicillin often fails to eradicate Group A β-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) from patients with acute and relapsing pharyngo-tonsillitis (PT). Objective This review of the literature details the causes of penicillin failure to eradicate GABHS PT and the therapeutic modalities to reduce and overcome antimicrobial failure. Data Synthesis The causes o...
متن کاملHeritability of recurrent tonsillitis.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the relative contribution of genetic and environmental effects on the variance in the liability of recurrent tonsillitis. DESIGN Retrospective questionnaire data from a population-based cohort. SETTING Population-based data from Norway. PARTICIPANTS A total of 9479 Norwegian twins born between January 1, 1967, and December 31, 1979, identified through the Medical Bir...
متن کاملTonsillar hyperplasia and recurrent tonsillitis: clinical-histological correlation.
UNLABELLED Hypertrophy and recurrent tonsillitis are common indications of tonsillectomy. However, the pathological reports are similar, regardless of clinical aspects. OBJECTIVE Search for histopathological changes that differentiate palatine tonsils operated because of hypertrophy vis-à-vis those operated because of recurrent tonsillitis. METHOD A prospective cross-sectional descriptive s...
متن کامل[Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in recurrent tonsillitis].
UNLABELLED Recurrent tonsillitis has been the subject of frequent investigation. Misuse of antibiotic therapy in acute tonsillitis, changes to the tonsillar microflora, structural changes to the tonsillar crypts, and viral infections have been listed as predisposing or causal factors for recurrent tonsillitis. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection usually occurs in early childhood and may persist ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39184.617049.80