Table I. Patient demographics.
Cold dissection (n = 21) | pmRF (n = 21) | p | ||||
Age (mean ± SD) | 9.3 ± 2.9 | 9.3 ± 3.2 | 0.960 | |||
Sex (male) | 11 (52%) | 12 (57%) | 0.757 | |||
Tonsil grade | 0.934 | |||||
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2 | 7 | 9 | ||||
3 | 8 | 7 | ||||
4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Associated conditions | 0.747 | |||||
Atopic dermatitis | 1 | 2 | ||||
Allergic rhinitis | 3 | 3 | ||||
Allergic rhinitis & asthma | 2 | 1 | ||||
Asthma | 0 | 1 | ||||
Rheumatic disease | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total no. cases | 7 | 8 |