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扁桃炎

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Also known as Throat infection - tonsillitis, Tonsillitis (disorder), Tonsillitis, NOS, chronic tonsillitis, chronic tonsillitis (disorder), tonsilitis, tonsil inflammation

Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat. It can be acute or chronic. Acute tonsillitis typically has a rapid onset. Symptoms may include sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, and enlarged lymph nodes around the neck. Complications include peritonsillar abscess (quinsy).

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Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils in your upper throat that can develop suddenly (acute) or persist over time (chronic), causing symptoms like sore throat, fever, difficulty swallowing, and swollen tonsils and neck lymph nodes. It matters because if left untreated, it can lead to serious complications such as a peritonsillar abscess, a collection of pus near the tonsils.

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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)

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Research

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
disease
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Tonsillitis
Commons category
Tonsillitis
health specialty
otolaryngology
NCI Thesaurus ID
C116006
ICD-9-CM
474.00
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WikiProject Medicine
symptoms and signs
chills
ICPC 2 ID
R76
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Article · 日本語

扁桃炎(へんとうえん)は、ウイルスや細菌が病原体となって炎症を起こす病気である。扁桃腺炎ともいわれていた。ウイルス性が多く、ライノウイルスやアデノウイルスなどが原因となり、ときにEBウイルスや単純ヘルペスウイルスなども起こしうる。常在菌には溶連菌やブドウ球菌、肺炎球菌などがあり、溶連菌感染の場合は合併症を起こしやすい。主に小児期に起こりやすいが、大人になっても感染する例もあり、また常在菌であるため、体力が低下した際などに再発することもある。ウイルス性の場合、単純ヘルペスウイルスを除いて基本的には治療薬はなく症状に応じた治療となる。細菌性の場合、治療には主に抗生物質が用いられる。再発頻度が高い(年に3-4回以上)場合は扁桃摘出の手術が行われることもある。

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