[Improved diagnosis of the severity of chronic decompensated tonsillitis].

Results of examination and treatment of 111 patients were used to evaluate the severity of chronic decompensated tonsillitis based on the following parameters of endotoxicosis: leukocytic intoxication index, content of medium molecular-weight peptides in blood, and erythrocyte sorption capacity. These results provided additional information about the functional state of palatine tonsils and severity of tonsillogenic intoxication; moreover they made it possible to evaluate efficiency of conservative treatment and determine indications for surgical intervention. Taken together, these data may be used to avoid subjective conclusions as regards the degree of decompensation in patients with chronic tonsillitis.