Evaluation of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, C Reactive Protein and Antistreptolysin O Titer regarding Tonsillectomy Indication and their Postoperative Changes | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 22, Issue 22, January 2021, Page 1-5 PDF (625.49 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.30953.1212 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ibrahim Ahmed Abdel-Shafy1; Abd El-Latief El-Rasheedy2; Ayman Abu El-Enin3; Mohammed Said El-khouly4; Ahmad Mahmoud Hamdan   3
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| 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia university, Shebin El-kom, Menoufia, Egypt | ||||
| 3Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Menoufia, Egypt | ||||
| 4Otorhinolaryngology Department, El-Bagour General Hospital, El-Bagour, Menoufia, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objective: To evaluate the serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein and antistreptolysin O titer as indicators for tonsillectomy with assessment of their postoperative changes. Patients and Methods: Our prospective comparative study was carried out on 150 patients divided into two groups. Group I included 75 patients clinically diagnosed as chronic tonsillitis by symptoms and signs and group II included 75 patients with previous tonsillectomy as a control group. Both groups were compared regarding the levels of the three laboratory markers. Also, the preoperative values of these markers were compared with postoperative values at 1, 3 and 6 months. Results: The values of the three markers in group I were higher than values in group II but statistically insignificant (p = 0.13, 0.11 and 0.78 respectively). There was a highly significant decrease in postoperative results of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein in group I at 1, 3 and 6 months after tonsillectomy (p value < 0.0001 for all). There was a significant decrease in postoperative results of antistreptolysin O titer in group I at 1, 3 and 6 months after tonsillectomy (p= 0.008, 0.019, 0.001 respectively). Conclusion: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, C Reactive Protein and antistreptolysin O Titer should not be considered as indicators for tonsillectomy in chronic tonsillitis patients by having a non-significant difference when compared with post tonsillectomy patients. Being inflammatory markers, the values of these markers showed a significant decrease after tonsillectomy due to removal of the septic focus of chronic tonsillitis | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Antistreptolysin O titer; C reactive protein; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; tonsillectomy | ||||
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