慢性扁桃体炎与扁桃体肥大患者扁桃体中铁和锌含量的研究

目的 通过测定扁桃体组织中铁和锌元素的含量来研究这两种元素在慢性扁桃体炎和扁桃体肥大发病机制中扮演的角色.方法 选取40例在我院行扁桃体切除术的患者,根据病史、临床特征和病理学表现分为扁桃体肥大组和慢性扁桃体炎组.用微波消解-石墨炉原子吸收法测定其扁桃体组织中铁和锌的含量.结果 铁和锌的含量在扁桃体肥大组和慢性扁桃体炎组中均有显著性差异(f铁=3.89,t锌=3.63,P均＜0.001).扁桃体肥大组中铁和锌的含量均高于慢性扁桃体炎组.结论 扁桃体组织中铁和锌含量的降低会导致扁桃体炎反复发作.

Iron and zinc levels in tonsil of the patients with tonsillar hypertrophy or chronic tonsillitis

OBJECTIVE To study the roles of iron and zinc in the pathogenesis of recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillar hypertrophy.METHODS In total,40 patients who underwent a tonsillectomy to treat chronic tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy were included in the study.Patients were divided into 2 groups,chronic tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy group.The levels of iron and zinc elements were measured for each tonsillar tissue sample.RESULTS There was a significant difference in the iron and zinc level (P＜0.001) between the tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic tonsillitis groups.The levels of iron and zinc were significantly lower in the chronic tonsillitis group.CONCLUSION The results suggest that low tissue concentration of iron and zinc may lead to chronic tonsillitis.