Comparison of histology between recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillar hypertrophy

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Zhang, P C ^a   Pang, Y T ^a   Loh, K S ^a   Wang, De Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Follicle; Recurrent tonsillitis; Tonsil; Tonsillar hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL SIZE; CHILD; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNE STATUS; LYMPHOID CELL; PALATINE TONSIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECURRENCE; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0038208350     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2003.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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