Tonsillectomy is contraindicated in which of the following condition?
Small atrophic tonsils
Quinsy
Poliomyelitis epidemic
Tonsillolith
Performing tonsillectomy during poliomyelitis epidemic is an absolute contraindication. Unimmunised children may develop polio following tonsillectomy. A tonsillectomy may be performed long after the epidemic has passed and the child is immunised against polio. Indications for Tonsillectomy: Recurrent episodes of acute tonsillitis that is more than four attacks a year Patients with recurrent sore throats and rheumatic fever and when tonsils cause repeated attacks of otitis media. Presence or history of a peritonsillar abscess or of diphtheria carriers. Massive tonsillar hyperophy causing respiratory obstruction in children Sleep apnea Glossopharyngeal neuralgia