Comparative Study between Recurrent Tonsillitis and Tonsillar Hypertrophy Based: Histopathological Grading and Hematological Parameters in Children

Abstract

The current study investigates the differences between recurrent tonsillitis patients (T patients) and tonsillar
hypertrophy patients (H patients) according to histopathological grading and some hematological testes in
the study groups. The samples were taken (removed tonsil, and blood) from 20 children with tonsillitis and
20 children with tonsillar hypertrophy, by which tonsils kept in formalin(10%) for histopathological study.
Blood samples were obtained during the period from November 2019 to January 2020. The histopathological
difference in tonsils tissue was observed between the two groups. The result showed significant differences
in the lymph follicles, germinal center, fibrosis, necrosis, and infiltration of inflammatory cell. No significant
difference (p > 0.05) of the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) level in T patient group(13.2±8.3mm/
hr), compared to H patient group (13.06±7.5mm/hr). The WBC count (White blood cell) showed a nonsignificant difference (p > 0.05) between the groups.