title: Actinomycosis in obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy and recurrent tonsillitis.
abstract: A quantitative analysis of adenoid and tonsillar specimens from 460 patients was performed. The patients underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy for either recurrent tonsillitis or obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy. Histologic preparations revealed Actinomycetes as statistically more prevalent in the obstructive population. The presence of Actinomycetes in the adenotonsillar core of this diagnostic group may indicate an etiologic role for this organism in tonsillar and adenoidal hypertrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, Calif.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pransky
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kearns
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Seid
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Billman
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery