A review of American and British literature for 1944 on the subject of tonsils and adenoids reveals the effects of the world conflict. Fewer articles appeared, and of these a large number were from the men serving the Armed Forces. The men in the service have shown a great deal of interest in the use of sulfonamide compounds in the treatment of acute tonsillitis; others have reported epidemic outbreaks of acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Several authors have reported studies made on the relationship of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy to poliomyelitis. A few articles deal with the prevention and the control of postoperative hemorrhage.
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General Considerations.—Heatly,1 in discussing "chronic disease of the nose, throat, and ear" describes briefly the anatomy of the lymphoid tissues of the throat. He states:A clear understanding of the histologic structure of these tissues is necessary to a proper appreciation of the many disturbances caused by