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The history of the disease process is allimportant in the evaluation of a child for potentialadenoidectomy or tonsillectomy for eitherinfectious or obstructive reasons. A history ofchronic infections may be difficult to documentand some authors treat unsubstantiated historieswith skepticism as parents may often overestimatethe frequency of episodes of tonsillitis. They sug-
The history of the disease process is allimportant in the evaluation of a child for potentialadenoidectomy or tonsillectomy for either infectious or obstructive reasons. A history of chronic infections may be difficult to document and some authors treat unsubstantiated histories with skepticism as parents may often overestimate the frequency of episodes of tonsillitis. They sug-