[The specific pathogenetic features of the development of chronic tonsillar pathology]. / Patogeneticheskie osobennosti formirovaniia khronicheskoi tonzilliarnoi patologii.

The authors discuss the mechanisms underlying the development of chronic tonsillar pathology confirmed by the methods of histological, autoradiographic, and bacteriological diagnostics. The new aspects of vital activity of microorganisms in the parenchymal tissue of the palatine tonsils are highlighted that account for the low effectiveness of the conservative therapy of chronic tonsillitis and give evidence of the necessity of the surgical treatment of this condition.