PEDİATRİK POPÜLASYONDA GEÇİRİLMİŞ ADENOTONSİLLEKTOMİNİN COVID-19'A YAKALANMA RİSKİ VE HASTALIĞIN ŞİDDETİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 1 - 4, 28.02.2025

Ahmet Kara , Halil Elden , Engin Okur

https://doi.org/10.53446/actamednicomedia.1475004

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Amaç: Solunum yolu patojenlerinin giriş noktasındaki Waldeyer lenfatik halkasının etkisi, çocukluk çağında immün yanıtın oluşmasında önemli işlevlere sahip olup, Covid-19 hastalığının sıklığı ve şiddeti üzerine etkisi net olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı adenotonsillektomi ameliyatı geçiren çocuk hastalarda Covid-19 hastalığının ortaya çıkışını ve ciddiyetini analiz etmektir.
Yöntem: Adenotonsillektomi öyküsü olan 3-15 yaş arası hastalar, Covid-19 hastalığının görülme sıklığı ve şiddeti açısından kontrol grubuyla karşılaştırıldı.
Bulgular: Adenotonsillektomi yapılan hastalarda Covid testi pozitiflik oranı %1,5, kontrol grubunda ise %2,7 olarak görüldü ve bu da istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farka işaret ediyor. Ancak hastalığın şiddeti açısından iki grup arasında fark yoktu.
Sonuç: Adenotonsillektomi çocuklarda Covid 19 enfeksiyonu riskini artırmamaktadır. Aslında bu ameliyatı geçiren kişilerde Covid-19 enfeksiyonu görülme sıklığında azalma görülüyor.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVİD-19, coronavirüs, adenotonsillektomi, bağışıklık

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVİD19, Coronavirüs, Adenotonsillektomi, Bağışıklık

THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS ADENOTONSILLECTOMY ON THE RISK OF CONTRACTING COVID-19 AND THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION

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Objective: The effect of the Waldeyer’s lymphatic ring at the entry point of respiratory pathogens has essential functions in forming the immune response in childhood, and its effect on the frequency and severity of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is not clearly known. The objective of this study is to analyze the occurrence and severity of Covid-19 in pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy surgery.
Methods: Patients aged 3-15 with a history of adenotonsillectomy were compared to a control group in terms of the incidence and severity of Covid-19.
Results: In patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy, a Covid test positivity rate of 1.5% was observed, compared to 2.7% in the control group, indicating a statistically significant difference. However, there was no disparity between the two groups regarding disease severity.
Conclusion: Adenotonsillectomy does not elevate the risk of Covid 19 infection in children. In fact, individuals who have undergone this surgery exhibit a decreased incidence of Covid-19 infection.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, coronavirus, adenotonsillectomy, immunity

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