[The choice of the treatment strategy for the patients presenting with chronic tonsillitis of streptococcal etiology and subfebrility of long duration].

The objective of the present study was to develop the optimal therapeutic strategy for the management of the patients with chronic tonsillitis (CT) of streptococcal etiology accompanied by subfebrility of long duration (LDS). The clinical characteristic of the patients presenting with this condition is presented together with the results of their treatment by different methods. It is shown that bilateral tonsillectomy is the most efficient approach to the management of the patients presenting with chronic tonsillitis of streptococcal etiology and subfebrility of long duration.