Chronic tonsillitis (debris from tonsil crypt)
- tonsils have crypts which increase their surface area - their function is significant in the first few months of life and then this tissue tends to regress
- however, in some cases, tissue regression does not occur and these crypts may become quite deep and allow food and bacterial debris to collect
- this may cause chronic tonsillitis and halitosis
- patients may be able to express cheesy debris from the tonsillar crypts in the mistaken belief that they are emptying a boil or abscess
- management - the only measure, although it may seem rather extreme, to resolve this problem is to remove the tonsils
Reference:
- (1) Pulse (2001), 61 (23), 96.
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