Tonsillar Focal Infection

Focal infection.

Focal Infection in Diseases

The operative treatment of chalazion by incision and evacuation of the contents with a curette is correctly described. The treatment of lacrimal abscess by incision, scraping and probing is recommended as preferable to an expectant treatment. Some of the prescriptions which Al-Ghafiqi gives contain curious ingredients. For loss of pigment of the eyelashes or canities the receipt is as follows:-...

Distinct regulation of tonsillar immune response in virus infection.

BACKGROUND The relationships between tonsillar immune responses, and viral infection and allergy are incompletely known. OBJECTIVE To study intratonsillar/nasopharyngeal virus detections and in vivo expressions of T-cell- and innate immune response-specific cytokines, transcription factors, and type I/II/III interferons in human tonsils. METHODS Palatine tonsil samples were obtained from 14...

Clinical manifestations and pathogenesis of tonsillar focal diseases: IgA nephropathy and palmoplantar pustulosis.

Tonsillar focal disease is defined as clinical disorders in the distant organ from the tonsil that are caused by the tonsils without any symptoms of the tonsil itself. Palmoplantar pustulosis and IgA nephropathy are known typical tonsillar focal diseases. In this paper, the clinical outcome of tonsillectomy and the etiological evidence of related diseases are reviewed.

A Rare Tonsillar Disease

A 16 year old women with Tangier disease in palatine tonsils is reported. She has recurrent sore throat. In physical examination the palatine tonsils are hypertrophied and has very yellowish points. The facial skin is yellowish  the skin of another areas of body is normal. After tonsillectomy the pathologist report Tangier disease in palatine tonsils.