FEATURES OF IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TONSILLITIS ON THE BACKGROUND OF A VIRAL INFECTION

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of the lymphoid ring of the pharynx continue to occupy one of the leading places in the overall structure of the pathology of the ENT organs. According to different authors, chronic tonsillitis is a very common disease and occurs in 4-15% of cases. Chronic tonsillitis refers to the so-called multifactorial diseases. The inflammatory process in the tonsils leads to pathological changes in them and the tonsils themselves become a source of infection. Currently, the question of the significance of the long-term persistence of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the development of inflammatory pathology of the upper respiratory tract is being discussed . At the same time, the clinical forms of diseases caused by the Epstein-Barr virus differ during primary infection and during reactivation. Active proliferation of the virus in all organs with lymphoid tissue leads to structural changes affecting all parts of the immune system, including local immunity of the lymphopharyngeal ring.