Objective: To evaluate the effect of tonsillectomy on anti-streptolysin O (ASO) titre levels in children. Methodology: 48 patients 5 -15 years of age with ASO titre > 200IU/ml undergoing elective tonsillectomy were included in the study.ASO titre was measured at 1 month, 2 months and 3 months after tonsillectomy. Data analysis was done at SPSS 21. P-value of < 0.05 was taken as significant. Results: After tonsillectomy reduction of ASO titre to less than 200IU/ml occurred in 3 (6%), 27 (56%) and 46 (96%) patients at 1st, 2nd and 3rd monthly follow up respectively. Conclusion: Tonsillectomy significantly reduces ASO titre levels in pediatric patients with recurrent tonsillitis. This reduction suggests that tonsillectomy can effectively mitigate the immune response to streptococcal infections.
Iftikhar et al. (Sat,) studied this question.