The Role of Tonsils in the Development of Covid-19 Pneumonia

Authors : Serap BULUT ÇÖBDEN, İbrahim ÖZCAN, Mustafa ALKAYA, Altan KAYA, Yunus KANTEKİN

Pages : 480-484

Doi:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1173346

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Publication Date : 2023-09-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Despite extensive research, the physiopathology and clinical course of novel coronavirus disease 2019 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19); is still not fully understood. It is not known why some COVID-19 patients develop pneumonia while others are asymptomatic or have only mild upper respiratory tract symptoms. The tonsils are an element of the immune system that provide first-line defense against microorganisms entering the body via the upper respiratory tract. This study aimed to evaluate the role of tonsils in preventing the development of COVID-19 pneumonia. Materials and Methods: The study included 198 patients aged 20-40 years who presented to the pandemic outpatient clinic, had confirmed COVID-19 infection, and had no comorbidities. The relationship between lung involvement and history of tonsillectomy was analyzed. Results: Of the 198 patients in the study, 108 were male, 90 were female, and the mean age was 34.7 years. Eighty-three insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(41.9%); of the patients did not have lung involvement and 115 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(58.1%); had lung involvement. Twelve insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.4%); of the patients with lung involvement and 3 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.6%); of the patients without lung involvement had a history of tonsillectomy. The prevalence of pneumonia did not differ statistically between the groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. Conclusion: Although there was no statistically significant relationship between COVID-19 pneumonia and tonsillectomy in this study, we observed that pneumonia developed in 80% of the 15 patients who underwent tonsillectomy. This suggests that greater caution in terms of lung involvement may be warranted for tonsillectomized patients with COVID-19.
Keywords : covid 19, tonsillektomi, pnömoni, immünite