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  • Title: [Cortisol levels in the sera of children with chronic decompensated tonsillitis in different periods after tonsillectomy].
    Author: Iagoda NL, Enin IP.
    Journal: Vestn Otorinolaringol; 1999; (6):31-3. PubMed ID: 10596599.
    Abstract:
    Radioimmunoassay measured serum levels of hydrocortisone in children with chronic decompensated tonsillitis (CDT) before and 7 days, 2-3 months, 3-5 years after tonsillectomy. Hydrocortisone in CDT patients tended to decrease irrespective of decompensation form. The hormone levels were higher in long-term, recurrent course and small mass of the removed tonsils. On posttonsillectomy day 7 hydrocortisone lowered in patients with metotonsillar complications (MTC), remained unchanged in quinsy recurrence and rose in protracted CDT. 2-3 months after the operation adrenal cortex of the majority of patients enhanced its hydrocortisone-producing function. Hydrocortisonemia returned to normal 3-5 years after tonsillectomy, though in MTC its mean values stood higher than in quinsy recurrence.
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