Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a rare necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of unknown etiology commonly involving vessels, the upper and lower respiratory system and the kidneys. There are various symptoms and signs of WG due to a wide spectrum of involvement sites. The initial presentation of the disease as intraoral lesions is rare. In this paper, a case of WG that presented with a necrotic...

In Indian perspective there is less information about the influences of chronic tonsillitis on the anthropometric measurement of affected children, such as weight and height of the Z-score. Therefore, the aim of the study to determine the association of chronic tonsillitis with growth parameters. Total 100 cases were included for the study on the basis of retrospectively. The study was conducte...

Three hundred and three strains of group A streptococci (GAS) isolated from adults with pharyngitis were tested to evaluate their phenotype of resistance to macrolides-lincosamides and to search for macrolide resistance genes. MICs of clarithromycin were determined. The overall rate of resistance to both erythromycin and clarithromycin was 9.6%. Constitutive, inducible and M phenotypes of resis...

Trace elements such as iron play essential roles in the metabolic and immune functions of body. Anaemia is known to suppresses immunity it was assessed based on deficiency. The present study done elucidate correlation deficiency anaemia chronic recurrent tonsillitis. A 1 -year observational conducted 100 patients with tonsillitis were included. Serum estimated by spectrometry. Anemia Hb levels,...

1. In infections with streptococcus in man, such as acute septic endocarditis, and tonsillitis, there is produced a powerful opsonic immunity. 2. This opsonic immunity is effective towards the streptococcus which has caused infection but may be ineffective in the presence of streptococcus from other sources. 3. Little benefit can be expected from streptococcus vaccines unless they are prepared ...

nineteen lymph node biopsies, 3 curetting, 15 blood samples obtained from patients with lymphadenitis and high titers of toxoplasma antibodies, and 27 tonsillar tissues removed from patients because of chronic tonsillitis were inoculated intraperitoneally into mice for isolation of toxoplasma gondii. toxoplasms were isolated from 5 lymph node biopsies, one curettage material, 2 tonsillar tissue...