OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of diagnosing forms of lymphoproliferative disease by performing tonsillectomy in pediatric patients who develop symptomatic or asymptomatic tonsillar hypertrophy during immunosuppressive therapy after liver transplantation. DESIGN Retrospective chart and pathological review. SETTING Urban tertiary referral children's hospital. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect on postoperative pain after local application of bupivacaine in the tonsillar fossa. METHODS Seventy two patients were recruited in this prospective single blind controlled trial. There were 45 females and 27 males between the ages of 7 and 35 years. After tonsillectomy the right tonsillar fossae (subject fossae) were packed with tonsillar gauze soaked in 2 mls ...

Actinomycosis of the tonsillar tissue is a rare pathological condition whose clinical significance has been disputed over by authors worldwide. We report a case of Actinomycosis of the tonsils in a young boy with symptoms of chronic tonsillitis. We believe that the infection would have been the cause of repeated bouts of sore throat in the patient leading to chronic tonsillitis and tonsillar at...

Primary tuberculosis of tonsils is rare. We reported a case of primary tonsillar tuberculosis in a 55-year-old female who presented with sore throat and enlargement of right tonsil. Histopathology revealed tuberculoisis. Complete resolution was found after antitubercular therapy. Tonsillar tuberculosis should be considered if patient is not responding to antibiotics.

According to PCR, the prevalences of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA were 6.3% (13 of 206) in tonsillitis or hypertrophic tonsillar tissues and 0.6% (1 of 174) in exfoliated cells from normal tonsils. HPV-16 was the only type detected in tonsillar tissues, but it did not appear to lead to L1 antibody production.

The relationship between species number and island area is a fundamental rule in ecology. However, the extent to which interactions with exotic species and how the structure of species interactions is related to island area remain unexplored. Here, I document the relationship between island area and (i) interactions with exotic species and (ii) network structure of species interactions in the c...