Thermographic differential diagnosis of acute tonsillitis and exacerbation of chronic tonsillitis.

Conclusion: Only in patients with acute tonsillitis clear strong positive correlation between the temperature of half of the submandibular area and warming in the center of the palm - r = 0.812 ... 0.859 (P<0.01) and in the middle of the tenar on the corresponding side - r = 0.790 ... 0.827 (P<0.01) was observed. Only in the case of chronic tonsillitis, in the stage of exacerbation, the temperature difference over the knees and the lower part of the femur is always greater than 0.5 ºC.