Tonsillitis

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Tonsillitis

Medical condition (new).image

Pos strep.JPG

Medical condition (new).caption

Exudative tonsillitis in infectious mononucleosis

Medical condition (new).alt

A set of large tonsils in the back of the throat covered in yellow exudate

Medical condition (new).field

Infectious disease

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, large lymph nodes around the neck

Medical condition (new).complications

Peritonsillar abscess

Medical condition (new).duration

~ 1 week

Medical condition (new).causes

Viral infection, bacterial infection

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Based on symptoms, throat swab, rapid strep test

Medical condition (new).medication

Paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen, penicillin

Medical condition (new).frequency

7.5% (in any given 3 months)

via Wikipedia infobox

• Acute tonsillitis.ReviewInfectious disorders drug targets · 2012Sidell D, Shapiro NLDOI: 10.2174/187152612801319230
• [Chronic tonsillitis, etiological and pathogenetic aspects of the development of metatonsillar complications].ReviewVestnik otorinolaringologii · 2015Saltanova ZEDOI: 10.17116/otorino201580365-70
• Is Helicobacter pylori colonization associated with chronic tonsillitis? - A meta-analysis and systematic review.American journal of otolaryngology · 2022Wu X, Wang W, Fang L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103515
• TikTok Tonsils.Ear, nose, & throat journal · 2024Sulibhavi A, Isaacson GDOI: 10.1177/01455613211038340
• Bacteriology of the tonsil core in recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillar hyperplasia--a short review.ReviewActa oto-laryngologica. Supplementum · 2000Lindroos RDOI: 10.1080/000164800454404
• [Allergic tonsillitis].Progressi di terapia · 1949LUCHERINI T, CECCHI E
• Bleeding tonsils.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1990Watson MGDOI: 10.1136/bmj.301.6763.1233
• Adenotonsillar microbiome: an update.ReviewPostgraduate medical journal · 2018Johnston JJ, Douglas RDOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-135602

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