Immunomorphological features of chronic tonsillitis
Bondareva, G.P.; Antonova, N.A.; Chumakov, P.L.
Vestnik Otorinolaringologii 3: 12-16
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4668 PMID: 23887367 Document Number: 666918
The objective of the present work was to overview current concepts of immunology and pathological morphology of chronic tonsillitis. Morphological aspects of embryological development of palatine tonsils are discussed in conjunction with their participation in the formation of the immune response. Morphological and immunological peculiarities of the pathological process in chronic tonsillitis are described. It is concluded that otorhinolaryngologists must in due time identify indications for radical surgical sanitation of the pockets of chronic infection by means of bilateral tonsillectomy.