Laryngismus Stridulus being rather au uncommon affection iu the adult, the following case, treated in Dr. J. Fffenoh Mullen's ward, at the Presidency General Hospital, mayprove interesting: ? Harry Westerman, seaman, was admitted into the General Hospital on the 15th November 1888. His condition, on admission, was as follows :?Both tonsils are large and inflamed : cannot swallow solid food ; te...

The number of immunoglobulin (Ig)-producing cells per mm of tonsillar tissue, i.e., numerical density and their distribution in tonsils from patients with idiophatic tonsillar hyperplasia (ITH), chronic hyperplastic tonsillitis (CHT) and recurrent tonsillitis (RT) were analysed. The numerical density was determined on serial sections of paraffin embedded tonsillar tissue stained by peroxidase-a...

Mouth breathing due to obstructive adenoids and tonsils has deleterious effects on craniofacial morphology especially on dentition and dental arches. Reports confirm that removal of nasal obstruction, adenoids and tonsils has not given beneficial development of circumoral musculature. Use of muscles to correct malocclusion was first recommended by Alfred Paul Rogers. This study highlights the i...

A concentration of lymphoid tissue is present at the entrance to the respiratory and digestive tracts called Waldeyer's ring. In the oropharynx this takes the form of the pharyngeal tonsils, the lingual tonsils, and scattered lymphoid follicles of the pharyngeal mucosa. This lymphoid tissue functions as a filtering mechanism to prevent deeper spread of infection which has penetrated the mucosal...

metastasis from a malignant tumor to the palatine tonsils is rare, accounting for only 0.8% of all tonsillar tumors, with only 100 cases reported in the english-language literature. various malignant lung carcinomas may metastasize to the tonsils. a few cases of tonsillar metastasis from neuroendocrine lung carcinoma have been reported. a 67-year-old female underwent a right tonsillectomy becau...

Benign tumors of the tonsils occur infrequently. Lymphangiomas are rare congenital tumors of the lymphatic system, and tonsillar lymphangioma is an extremely rare occurrence. Its pathogenesis is uncertain, but history, clinical examination, and histological examination should establish the diagnosis. We present a 17-year-old white male with lymphangioma of the right tonsil. The tonsils were exc...

We detected Torque teno sus virus 1 and 2 (TTSuV1 and TTSuV2) in tissue samples from 18 stillborn piglets using nested polymerase chain reaction. The detection rates of TTSuV1 and TTSuV2 were 78% and 50%, respectively, with 83% of the stillborn piglets positive for TTSuV1 or TTSuV2. TTSuV1 was detected highest in the liver (72%) followed by heart (56%), spleen (38%) and tonsils (38%) while TTSu...

This perspective on the report by Fakhry and colleagues in this issue of the journal (beginning on page 1378) examines the diagnostic accuracy of a "Pap-test equivalent" for screening for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers in the tonsils. HPV infection is strongly associated with cancer development in the oropharynx (tonsils and base of tongue) and cervix; the data discussed here und...

Herein, we report an unusual case of large tonsillolith presented with acute otalgia. Since the tonsils and tonsillar fossa are supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve, any irritation or pain can be referred to the ear along the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal (Jacobson's) nerve. Also, it is worth re-emphasizing that normal otoscopy must be followed by inspection of the nasal cavities, o...

Guidelines published by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for day-case surgery in 1985 conclude that removal of tonsils and adenoids is unlikely to be satisfactorily performed as a day-case procedure due to the risk of reactionary haemorrhage. Removal of tonsils and adenoids is one of the commonest operations, 80 970 having been performed in 1985 in England and Wales’ with an average inp...