Asymmetrical tonsils: Clinical, microbiological and histopathological evaluation

ABSTRACT

In this study, the different causes of the asymmetrical tonsils are ascertained with histopathological examination. Tonsillar surface bacteriological examination and histopathological picture are also compared. There is no correlation between tonsillar surface bacteriology and histopathological examination done after tonsillectomy. While the chronic tonsillitis [non-specific] is the commonest cause, tuberculosis of the tonsils is not uncommon, presenting as asymmetrical tonsils, in Pakistan