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Neutrophil random motility and chemotactic responsiveness were determined in 17 healthy adults and 19 adult patients with chronic tonsillitis before and 10 days after tonsillectomy, using a modified Boyden chamber method. The mean chemotactic index values of the healthy controls were significantly higher when compared with the chronic tonsillitis patients before tonsillectomy. The postoperative mean chemotactic values were increased, and there was a statistically significant difference between the mean chemotactic index of neutrophils in preoperative and postoperative patients. The authors conclude that this change in host defense mechanism may be the reason for frequent attacks of acute tonsillitis in these patients.
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Önerci, M., Hasçelik, G., Şener, B. et al. The effect of tonsillectomy on neutrophil chemotaxis in adults with chronic tonsillitis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 252, 488–490 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02114757
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