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Tonsilit
Sign in to saveAlso 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).
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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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)
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Research
30,040 papers- 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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