Lymphoproliferative responses of tonsillar tissue lymphocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes to phytohemagglutinin and specific bacterial product antigens were studied in children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Tonsillar tissue lymphocytes responded to optimal concentrations of phytohemagglutinin. Varidase, and streptolysin-O in a manner similar to peripheral blood lymphocytes. H...

Recurrent pharyngo-tonsillar infections caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) occur frequently in young children, and the treatment of these infections contributes substantially to the total current requirement for antibiotic prescribing. Our study goal was to assess through a retrospective observational analysis whether the administration of the oral probiotic, Streptococcus sa...

S throat is one of the most common complaints encountered by primary care physicians and most often is caused by viral or bacterial tonsillopharyngitis.1 The Waldeyerʼs ring is the most important site of involvement with these infections. The palatine tonsils, nasopharyngeal tonsil, and lingual tonsil constitute the major part of Waldeyerʼs ring. Although benign hypertrophy and infections are t...

Obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome is characterized by repeated airway collapse during sleep. The literature describes multiple causes of the disease. The main cause is a reduction of the expansion forces of the pharyngeal dilator muscles, as in situations of genioglossal muscle dysfunction, and discoordination between the inspiratory activity of the muscle and respiratory effort, wh...

Background: Pharyngeal infections with gonorrhea (GC) and chlamydia (CT) can be missed if screened only by routine methods of urethral or urine specimens and may increase the risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV acquisition and transmission. The prevalence of pharyngeal GC and CT in men who have sex with men (MSM) has been reported as 5.3-9.2% and 1.4-1.9% respectively. The objective...

D eep neck space infections are a potential complication of odontogenic infection, but rarely have been reported in children. In a recent study, 113 pediatric patients were hospitalized with maxillofacial infections with 32 from dental sources; however, the extension of these infections into deep neck spaces was not documented. 1 In a similar study of 67 children with abscess of the head and ne...

INTRODUCTION Deep neck space infections (DNSI) are serious diseases that involve several spaces in the neck. The common primary sources of DNSI are dental infections, tonsillar and salivary gland infections, malignancies, and foreign bodies. With widespread use of antibiotics, the prevalence of DNSI has been reduced. Common complications of DNSI include airway obstruction, jugular vein thrombos...

TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare yet dangerous complication of oropharyngeal infections with mortality rates up to 50%. DNM was first described in 1983 and it clinically manifests as sequalae primary odontogenic or pharyngeal infectious focus supporting radiological features mediastinitis. Due its high rates, pr...

The arterial blood supply to the soft palate is traditionally described as being from the ascending palatine (branch of the facial artery), greater palatine (branch from the third part of the maxillary artery), and ascending pharyngeal (branch of the external carotid artery) arteries (Moore et al., 2009; Standring, 2009). Variations to this description include additional contributions from the ...

Mycoplasma hominis is commonly involved in genitourinary tract infections. We report a 59-year-old man who developed a M. hominis-associated mediastinitis following acute tonsillar infection.