Assertion: chronic tonsillitis | /r/HasProperty | refractory
Facets:
value: to antimicrobial therapy
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Relative indications for tonsillectomy are recurrent acute tonsillitis (e.g. seven episodes in one year), chronic tonsillitis that is refractory to antimicrobial therapy, dysphagia due to tonsillar hypertrophy, peritonsillar abscess, as well as tonsillolithiasis (tonsil stones) with concomitant halitosis and pain.