title: Tonsils diseases, past, present and future and the impact in clinical practice in Brazil.
abstract: A simplified review of the research carried out in Brazil on tonsils is presented: histopathological findings in children's tonsils with allergy, the detection of Epstein-Barr virus, herpes virus (SV1 e SV2, HHV8) and the correlation between tonsil hypertrophy and recurrence of infection is discussed. The role of allergy in children with tonsillitis and/or tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy are analyzed. After participating in the Tonsils Symposium in 1991, the knowledge of tonsils morphology, immunology and histopathology increased, triggering a change in clinical practice in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Campinas State University, Medical Sciences Faculty, Departamento Otorrinolaringologia, São Paulo, Brazil. luiza.endo@kingslamb.com.br
authors.forename: Luiza Hayashi
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000639:trends*; D011379:Prognosis; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents