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How to Get Rid of Tonsil Stones
Tonsil stones form when bacteria collects in the tonsillar crypts (folds in the tonsils). They are more common in adults than children and may range from barely visible to pea-size. If you find ...
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What Are Tonsil Stones?
The presence of crypts (crack-like pockets) in the tonsils can make it easier for stones to form. Tonsillar crypts may occur ...
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Tonsil Crypts with HPV (IMAGE)
These are tonsil crypts with human papillomavirus (HPV; green) in epithelial and biofilm (red) layers ('V' = biofilm; 'G' = HPV; original magnification ×20). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!
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Bacteriologic Studies of the Upper Respiratory Passages: V. The Diphtheria Bacilli and Diphtheroids of the Adenoids and Tonsils
Cultures made of the excised adenoids of 100 children revealed B. diphtheriae in 12. The crypts of the extirpated faucial tonsils of the same persons harbored the bacilli in 12. When present in the ...
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The Actinomyces-Like Granules in Tonsils
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan., 1914), pp. 144-158 (15 pages) Actinomyces-like granules are commonly found in the crypts of tonsils. They are in no way related to true ...
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Expression and function of tight junctions in the crypt epithelium of human palatine tonsils.
The human palatine tonsils have surface and crypt stratified epithelium and may be initiated via the epithelium to mount immune responses to various presenting antigens. Here we investigated the ...