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Chronic adenotonsillitis—An immunoglobulin profile

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29 Cases of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy were studied for their serum immunoglobulin profile in pre and postoperative period along with ten age and sex matched controls. The results showed a highly significant increase in Ig G in preoperative period in all cases as compared to controls. The Ig A also showed slight increase but no significant change was observed in Ig M values. In the post-operative period values came back to near control levels. Tonsillectomy alone or combined with adenoidectomy did not show a significant difference in immunoglobulin profile.

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  1. Dept. of E.N.T., G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur. U.P.

    S. Shah (Ex-Resident) & R. N. Srivastava (Reader & Head)

  2. Deptt. of Pathology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur. U.P.

    A. Agarwal (Lecturer)

  3. Deptt. of S.P.M., G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur. U.P.

    S. N. Sharma (Reader)

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Shah, S., Srivastava, R.N., Agarwal, A. et al. Chronic adenotonsillitis—An immunoglobulin profile. Indian J Otolaryngol 40, 129–131 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992599

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