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Tonsillitis and Adenoiditis

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Immunobiology of the Head and Neck

Abstract

Several studies in the last decade have underlined the involvement of external mucosal membranes in the defenses of the body against pathogenic microorganisms or noxious substances. The nasopharynx constitutes the portal of entry of all inhaled and ingested agents and is endowed with abundant immunocompetent lymphoid tissue. Thus, because of its intimate contact with the external environment and its immunologic potential, the tonsillar lymphoid tissue has been attributed a “gatekeeper” role in local, and possibly systemic, immune defense mechanisms.

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  1. Marek Rola-Pleszczynski
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  1. University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, Californai, USA

    Allen F. Ryan PhD

  2. San Diego Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, Californai, USA

    Jeffrey P. Harris MD, PhD

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Rola-Pleszczynski, M. (1984). Tonsillitis and Adenoiditis. In: Poliquin, J.F., Ryan, A.F., Harris, J.P. (eds) Immunobiology of the Head and Neck. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5582-0_6

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