口蓋扁桃肥大と慢性口蓋扁桃炎

　緒言

　口蓋扁桃に関しては既にあらゆる方面より多数の先学により論じ尽された観がある。特に口蓋扁桃肥大程度（所謂扁桃肥大症ではない）と慢性口蓋扁桃炎との関係に就ては多教に報告されている。しかし此等は最新の統計学的な検討を加えられたものは非常に少い。

　此れ等2者の関係に就ては年令的因子が非常に重要であるが先づその第一着手として新制中学の生徒即ち満13才より15才までのに13名に就て統計学的に観察し得たのでその成績を此処に発表する。

YAMAMOTO examined 1,213 Junior High School Students in view of acquiring status on the relation of hypertrophic tonsils in connec-tion to other disnases in the field of otolaryn-gology. The degree of tonsil hypertrophy is noted according to McKenzie's classifications. The largest number of students were affected with 1st degree hypertrophy which was follow-ed by 2nd and 3rd. Only 1.5 percent of the total number had been tonsillectomized. Chro-nic tonsillitis was found mostly among those who were affected with 2nd degree hypertrophy; which was followed by 1st and 3rd degrees in their order, but, it was rather surprising to find so very few chronic tonsillitis in among the 3rd. Ear diseases were seen mostly in the group who harbored 2nd degree hypertrophy. That tonsillectomy having favorable effect on chronic affections of the ear and nose appear-ed to be established.