Ulcerative tonsillitis - ulcerative tonsillitis

Japanese: 潰瘍性扁桃炎 - かいようせいへんとうえん
Ulcerative tonsillitis - ulcerative tonsillitis

… refers to inflammation of the tonsils. The tonsils are separated only by a thin layer of epithelium and come into direct contact with the outside world, which is contaminated by antigens such as bacteria. The organs are exposed to the outside world. For this reason, they are constantly inflamed and contribute to immune function by producing antibodies. In other words, they are constantly inflamed and grow and decay by repeatedly repairing tissue damage caused by inflammation. Therefore, the tonsils are always in a state of chronic inflammation, and all tonsils have chronic tonsillitis, and acute tonsillitis can be thought of as simply an acute exacerbation of chronic tonsillitis (acute tissue image). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ulcerative tonsillitis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…扁桃の炎症をいう。扁桃は1層の薄い上皮を隔てただけで,直接細菌などの抗原に汚染された外界と接触する。臓器が外界にさらされているのである。そのため常時炎症をくりかえし,抗体をつくることによって免疫機能に寄与している。つまり常時炎症をおこし,かつ炎症からくる組織損傷の修復をくりかえして成長し,また衰退する。したがって扁桃はつねに慢性的炎症の状態下にあり,あらゆる扁桃は慢性扁桃炎になっていて,急性扁桃炎は慢性扁桃炎の急性増悪像(急性化した組織像)にすぎないと考えてよい。…

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