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.

Introduction Lymphoma is a common malignant tumor of the head and neck occurring during childhood. Early diagnosis is very important in terms of prognosis in patients with tonsillar lymphoma.Our objective was to evaluate the clinical manifestations of pediatric tonsillar lymphoma according to different age groups. Materials and Methods A systematic review of available English, Spanish, or Por...

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.

IMPORTANCE Helicobacter pylori colonization contributes significantly to multiple disease states, but its role in the development of tonsillar infection is unclear. Understanding the causes of chronic tonsillitis is important in clinical decision making of this commonly treated disease. OBJECTIVE To assess the correlation between H pylori colonization of tonsillar tissue in chronic tonsilliti...

Neoangiogenesis and inhibition of apoptosis are two factors considered as major leading causes of tumorigenesis. NO, synthesized by NOS, plays an important role in tumour growth, dissemination and vascularization. Caspase-3 is an executive enzyme of apoptosis. The presented research work has been focused on the comparative evaluation of localization of the angiogenic and proapoptotic cytokines ...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective radiographic analysis. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the scoliosis curve patterns/features and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tonsillar ectopia characteristics in Chiari I malformation without syringomyelia (CMI-only). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The development of scoliosis associated with a CMI typically has been ascribed to the presence ...

The palatine tonsils, localized in the oropharynx, are easily accessible secondary lymphoid tissue in humans. Inflammation of the palatine tonsils, local and chronic in case of chronic tonsillitis (CT) or acute in the presence of a peritonsillar abscess (PTA), ranks among the most common diseases in otolaryngology. However, the functionality of tonsillar immune cells, notably T-cells, in the co...