Open AccessIMMUNOLOGIC ASPECTS OF PEDIATRIC TONSIL AND ADENOID DISEASE
Author(s) -
Adina ZamfirChiruAnton,
Dan Cristian Gheorghe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
romanian journal of pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6175
pISSN - 1454-0398
DOI - 10.37897/rjp.2016.2.5
Subject(s) - tonsil , adenoid hypertrophy , adenoid , lymphatic system , muscle hypertrophy , disease , medicine , immunology , tonsillectomy , pathology , adenoidectomy
The mechanisms responsible for adenoids and tonsils hypertrophy still remain a research debate, but lots of published papers show that the proliferative processes in obstructing pharyngeal tonsils are differently regulated versus those in recurrent infectious disease. Studying the immunology of these lymphoid organs allows a better understanding and, eventually, the finding of specific novel targets for the treatment of lymphoid hypertrophy and prevention of complications usually associated with it: cardiovascular, neurological and behavioral.