title: [Cortisol levels in the sera of children with chronic decompensated tonsillitis in different periods after tonsillectomy].
abstract: Radioimmunoassay measured serum levels of hydrocortisone in children with chronic decompensated tonsillitis (CDT) before and 7 days, 2-3 months, 3-5 years after tonsillectomy. Hydrocortisone in CDT patients tended to decrease irrespective of decompensation form. The hormone levels were higher in long-term, recurrent course and small mass of the removed tonsils. On posttonsillectomy day 7 hydrocortisone lowered in patients with metotonsillar complications (MTC), remained unchanged in quinsy recurrence and rose in protracted CDT. 2-3 months after the operation adrenal cortex of the majority of patients enhanced its hydrocortisone-producing function. Hydrocortisonemia returned to normal 3-5 years after tonsillectomy, though in MTC its mean values stood higher than in quinsy recurrence.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Iagoda
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Enin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Soderzhanie kortizola v syvorotke krovi u deteĭ s khronicheskim dekompensirovannym tonzillitom v razlichnye sroki posle tonzillektomii.