Tratamentul conservator al tonsilitei cronice la copii

Abstract

Summary The tonsils are situated at the entrance of the respiratory and alimentary tracts and represent the first site of contact with a variety of microorganism and other antigenic substances present in food and inhaled air. The purpose of this article is to present the immunologic physiology of the tonsils and their role as active immunologic organs of the entire upper aerodigestive tract. In pediatric otorhinolaryngological clinic we treated 250 childrens with chronic tonsillitis since 1993 / 2007. In 80-85% of cases we obtain pozitive results after selection of treatment modalities.