Abstract
Actinomycosis has been known to involve virtually every anatomic site in the body. Although actinomycosis has been identified in resected tonsils, its possible role in adeno-tonsillar disease has received little attention. A clinicopathological study of 302 patients who had adeno-tonsillar surgery is presented. Tonsillar actinomycosis was present in 86 (28.5%) patients. The statistical analysis revealed a significant association (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-168 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Acta Tropica |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 22 2001 |
Keywords
- Actinomyces
- Actinomycosis
- Bronchial asthma
- Down syndrome
- Human
- Hypertrophy
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Thalassaemia
- Tonsil
- Tonsillitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Infectious Diseases