Prospective study examines immune response after surgery for chronic tonsillitis, suggesting normalization of immune function post-operation.
Chronic tonsillar disease is associated with sustained systemic immune activation, and surgical removal of inflamed lymphoid tissue is associated with a short-term trend toward normalization of humoral immune parameters without evidence of physiologic immune impairment.
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