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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024

Association of Helicobacter Pylori in Chronic Tonsillitis.

Priyanka Thangaraj, Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel, Siva Kaliyamoorthy, Sonee Thingujam, Vaishnav Radhakrishnan

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  1. Association between Helicobacter pylori, reflux and chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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Priyanka ThangarajDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, Deemed to be University, Puducherry, India.
Arulmozhi SakthignanavelDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, Deemed to be University, Puducherry, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5577-4762
Siva KaliyamoorthyDepartment of Pathology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, Deemed to be University, Puducherry, India.
Sonee ThingujamDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Shija Academy of Health Sciences, Imphal West, Manipur India.
Vaishnav RadhakrishnanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Annapoorna Medical College and Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the study was to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori in adenotonsillar tissue and to assess the association between the presence of H pylori with Chronic Tonsillitis or Adenotonsillitis. This was a cross sectional study conducted among 60 patients diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis and adeno tonsillitis undergoing tonsillectomy or adeno tonsillectomy meeting the paradise criteria in a tertiary care hospital, Pondicherry. Rapid urease test was done in the intraoperative period immediately after the specimens were taken.The rapid urease test kit was observed for color change from yellow to pink within 4 h. The tissue was sent for histopathological examination for staining with H&E and Giemsa stain to detect the presence of helicobacter pylori. The mean age of the study participants was 15.75 ± 8.46 and majority of the study participants were females. (61.7%). 66.7% and 33.3% of the study participants had chronic tonsillitis and adeno tonsillitis respectively. Oral swab showed normal flora, yeast and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 96.6%, 1.7% and 1.7% respectively. 1.7% (1),13.3% (8) and 20% (12) of the study participants showed positive in card test immediate, at 15 min and 1 h respectively. Giemsa stain showed that 11.7% was positive for H.pylori. Out of the 7 patients with positive Giemsa stain, 4 had chronic tonsillitis and 3 had adenotonsillitis. Colonisation of adenoids and tonsils by H. pylori is a novel forefront with contradictory results dependent on the precision of the detective techniques used and population studied. Further research may be warranted to establish the varied colonisation depending on the geographical locations.

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Adenotonsillar tissueAdenotonsillectomyColonisationH pyloriTonsillectomy

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PMID39130323
PMCPMC11306699

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