1960 Volume 63 Issue 6 Pages 1344-1349
The temporary accelaration of blood sedimentation rate due to tonsillar provocation was observed.
The results obtained were as follows:
The best provocative response was obtained 3 hours after the stimulation and the effects in patients with tonsillar systemic diseases were more distinct than that in those without any secondory diseases. The use of ultra-short-wave were preferable than massage and the irradiation for 15 minutes was most adivisable.
Regarding tonsillar systemic diseases, by both method of stimulation, the remarkable responses were seen in patients of tonsillar rheumatoid arthritis and nephritis, but not in other systemic diseases.
In control group, the temporary accelaration of the blood sedimentation rate due to provocation was always less than 10mm. in one hour.
From the results above mentioned, the acceleration more than 10mm. of the blood sedimentation rate was proved to be the diagnostic standards.
As for the difference between before and at 3 hours after the provocations, changes of about 1mm. in one hour after tonsillar massage, 0.7mm after the ultra-short-wave irradiation for 5 minutes, 1.2mm for 15 minutes inadiation in the patients of chronic tonsillitis without any systemic diseases, 1.6mm after tonsillar massage, 2.2mm after ultra-short-wave irradiation for 5 minutes, 2.5mm for 15minutes irradiation in those who had tonsillar complication were admitted to be significant respectively.
