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About 131 Sudanese volunteers between 1 and 24 years old were recruited. The sample included 79 volunteers with normal tonsils and 52 with tonsillitis according to hematological investigations. The sample was divided into groups according to age\u20141\u20135 years old, 6\u201310 years old, and more than ten years. Measurements in centimeters of height (AP) and width (transverse) of both tonsils (right and left) were taken. Echogenicity was assessed according to normal and abnormal appearances. A data collection sheet containing all the study variables was used. The independent samples test (t-test) showed an insignificant height difference between normal controls and cases with tonsillitis. The transverse diameter increased significantly with inflammation (p-value &lt; 0.05) for both tonsils in all groups. Echogenicity can differentiate between normal and abnormal tonsils (p-value &lt; 0.05 using the chi-square test) for samples from 1\u20135 years and 6\u201310 years. 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