title: Effect of tonsillectomy on aso-titre.
abstract: 136 children below the age of 15 suffering from chronic tonsillitis were screened. 56 patients who showed a raised ASO titre above 200iu/ml were selected for this study. All of them underwent tonsillectomy. ASO titre estimation was done after 1 month;62% after 3 months;78% after 6 months and 88% after 1 year.
authors.affiliation: ENT Medical College, Trivandrum.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thulseedharan