title: [Determination of serumal soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in patients with tonsillitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe serumal soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in patients with tonsillitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  SIL-2R levels in serum were detected in 68 patients with acute or chronic tonsillitis and 68 normal controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SIL-2R concentrations in patients with acute tonsillitis and in patients with chronic tonsillitis within attacking period were (642.2 +/- 87.2) x 10(3) U/L and (762.3 +/- 90.5) x 10(3) U/L, respectively. Both were significantly higher than those of the controls (285.5 +/- 49.6) x 10(3) U/L (P < 0.001). Moreover the latter was higher than the former (P < 0.001). There was no difference between the patients with chronic tonsillitis within non-attacking period and the controls (P > 0.05). After treatment of antibiotics for 3-5 days, the SIL-2R Concentrations in serum in valid cases were obviously becoming lower.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Determination of SIL-2R in serum was valuable for the diagnosis and curative effect judgement of tonsillitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, People's Hospital of Puyang City, Henan Province, Puyang 457000.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2