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ArticleCurrent health sciences journal

Analysis of Biochemical Parameters in Children with Chronic Tonsillitis.

Bianca ȘtefĂniȚa Vintilescu, Elena IoniȚĂ, Elena Carmen Niculescu, Mioara Desdemona Stepan, Cristina Adriana Becheanu

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Bianca ȘtefĂniȚa VintilescuPhD Student, ENT Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Elena IoniȚĂENT Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Elena Carmen NiculescuDepartment of Infant Care-Pediatrics-Neonatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Mioara Desdemona StepanDepartment of Infant Care-Pediatrics-Neonatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Cristina Adriana BecheanuDepartment of Pediatrics, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.

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Abstract

Chronic tonsillitis are frequent in pediatric pathology with numerous involved risk factors and pathogenic mechanisms. In this study, epidemiological data and biochemical values addressed to inflammation and mineral, lipid and hepatic metabolism were analyzed for 37 children of school age with chronic tonsillitis. We found that in the majority of cases, chronic tonsillitis was associated with increasing number of blood circulating inflammatory cells, high values of transaminases, cholesterol, triglycerides and low values of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, calcium, vitamin D and serum iron. The results indicated relations of the biochemical profile analyzed with risk factors and systemic mechanisms for initiation and maintenance of chronic tonsillitis, aspects that can be used to optimize the prognosis of chronic tonsillitis in children.

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biochemical parameterschildrenChronic tonsillitis

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PMCPMC7445641

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