A 16 year old women with Tangier disease in palatine tonsils is reported. She has recurrent sore throat. In physical examination the palatine tonsils are hypertrophied and has very yellowish points. The facial skin is yellowish  the skin of another areas of body is normal. After tonsillectomy the pathologist report Tangier disease in palatine tonsils.

a 16 year old woman with tangier disease in palatine tonsils is reported. she has recurrent sore throat. in physical examination the palatine tonsils are hypertrophied and has very yellowish points. the facial skin is yellowish but the skin of another areas of body is normal. after tonsillectomy the pathologist report tangier disease in palatine tonsils

This paper gives an overview of the anatomical localization and histological characteristics of the tonsils that are present in ten conventional domestic animal species, including the sheep, goat, ox, pig, horse, dog, cat, rabbit, rat, and pigeon. Anatomical macrographs and histological images of the tonsils are shown. Six tonsils can be present in domestic animals, that is, the lingual, palati...

Distribution of various immunocompetent cells, i.e., IgG-, IgM-, IgA-, IgD-, IgE-, CD4-, and CD8-positive cells in palatine tonsils (tonsils) and pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids) of same patients were investigated immunohistologically by using monoclonal antibodies. The proportion of Ig-positive cells and T cell subsets in both tonsils were quantitatively studied by the image analyzer (CUE-2, Olym...

INTRODUCTION The success of pharyngeal surgery in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome depends on the appropriate selection of patients. OBJECTIVE To propose a new staging for indication of pharyngeal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. METHODS A total of 54 patients undergoing extended tonsillectomy were retrospectively included, divided into six stages. Stage I: pati...

There has been a subjective increase in the number of patients presenting for tonsil stones to our pediatric otolaryngology clinic. This may be related frequent viewing videos on social media application, TikTok, pertaining stones.

Anaerobic bacteria were isolated from all tonsils removed from children at routine tonsillectomy; 75.6% of specimens yielded moderate to heavy growth and 80% of tonsils contained more than one anaerobic species. This recovery rate fell to 56% after a 10-day course of metronidazole before tonsillectomy--in only 14.6% of cases were anaerobes isolated in significant numbers. Surface swabbing of th...

introduction: tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is one of the most frequent surgical procedures especially in children. several indications and contraindications have been suggested for this procedure. the benefits and the negative results of this operation have been studied by different researchers; nevertheless, to date, it is still a common procedure. the main purpose of this study...