FIBRINOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE TONSILLITIS T. KOSUGI,
MD
M.HAMAYA
MIYAZAKI, JAPAN
SAITAMA, JAPAN
H.
O. MATSUO MIYAZAKI, JAPAN
MIHARA
MIYAZAKI, JAPAN
Three parameters in blood fibrinolysis, viz, the levels of fibrinogen, plasminogen, and fibrinogen and/or fibrin degradation products (FDP), were measured in patients with acute tonsillitis and the results were compared with those for healthy adults. The fibrinogen content in acute tonsillitis increased significantly (P