10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 5 Issue 4 2014 (October - December) Actinomycosis of the tonsillar tissue is a rare pathological condition whose clinical significance has been disputed over by authors worldwide. We report a case of Actinomycosis of the tonsils in a young boy with symptoms of chronic tonsillitis. We believe that the infection would have been the cause of repeated bouts of sore throat in the patient leading to chronic tonsillitis and tonsillar atrophy. DR.S.ANU PRIYADHARSHINI, DR.A.R.SUBHASHREEAND DR.HEMALATHA GANAPATHY Tonsils, Actinomycosis, Tonsillar hypertrophy, PAS stain, Chronic tonsillitis 164-168