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Prolonged and recurrent tonsillitis associated with sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Hiroshi Ogawa ,
Kazuhiro Hashiguchi  and
Yukumasa Kazuyama
Hiroshi Ogawa*
Affiliation:
Division of OtorhinolaryngologyKitasato Institute HospitalTokyo.
Kazuhiro Hashiguchi
Affiliation:
Division of OtorhinolaryngologyKitasato Institute HospitalTokyo.
Yukumasa Kazuyama
Affiliation:
Research and Development Centre of Hygienic ScienceKitasato University, Tokyo.
*
Hiroshi Ogawa, MD, Division of Otorhinolaryngology, The Kitasato Institute Hospital, Shirokane 5-9-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, Japan
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Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis is a common sexually transmitted pathogen. We describe six cases of tonsillitis associated with sexually transmitted C. trachomatis infection. The organism was isolated from tonsillar crypts in all patients, and from uro-genital swabs in five of the six patients. In three partners of the patients, C. trachomatis infection of the uro-genital organ was assessed. They all had a history of orogenital sexual intercourse prior to the illness.

Keywords

TonsillitisChlamydia trachomatis
Type
Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 27 - 29
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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