title: Characterization of clinical tonsil stages by their T-cell count. Immunopathological description of tonsils after a peritonsillar abscess.
abstract: The T-cell counts in five different clinical tonsil stages are compared. No particularities were observed, with the exception of the condition after a peritonsillar abscess. The differences existing between the individual groups are discussed as age-dependent. A considerable increase in T-cells is found in the abscess tonsil compared with other tonsils and the T-cell count in blood. Its pathomechanism is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology