[Immune status of patients with chronic tonsillitis before and after tonsillectomy]

Immune status was examined before and after tonsillectomy in 35 patients with various forms of chronic tonsillitis (CT). Measurements were made of main lymphocyte populations, IgA, IgG, IgM levels, functional activity of neutrophils, titers of antibodies to opportunistic microorganisms of the upper airways. It is shown that tonsillectomy produces positive changes in some immunological indices: serum IgG normalized, titers of antibodies to Haemophillus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and streptolysin-0 lowered, initially low count of B-lymphocytes, natural killers, T-helpers rose, neutrophil chemiluminescence normalized.