Symptoms of tonsillitis in children

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Clinically, tonsillitis is mainly classified into acute and chronic, but no matter which kind of tonsillitis disease will cause great harm to patients. Experts say that if children suffer from this disease, because they are in an important period of physical development, the harm to them is more serious, Here is to introduce the symptoms of tonsillitis in children.

Symptoms of tonsillitis in children

  according to the symptoms of patients with tonsillitis, tonsillitis can cause both systemic and local symptoms. For children, the most common symptoms are the first onset of systemic symptoms, which include chills and fever. The body temperature can reach 39-40 ℃. In particular, children can have convulsions, vomiting or drowsiness, loss of appetite, constipation and general acidosis due to high fever. Local symptoms are mainly sore throat, especially when swallowing. Severe cases can radiate to the ear, which is not usually described by children.

  some children will be affected by tonsillar hypertrophy breathing, sleep, leading to wake up at night restless. If you find that the child suddenly does not want to eat, crying restless, you need to examine the tonsils. Usually at this time, the child's throat congestion, tonsil swelling, sometimes purulent secretions. Cervical lymph nodes, especially mandibular lymph nodes, are often swollen and tender. Blood routine examination, white blood cells increased significantly, if caused by virus infection, white blood cells are normal or reduced.

  among the symptoms of patients with tonsillitis, tonsillitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsil, which is a common disease in children. Children's body resistance is low. If they catch a cold, the ability of the tonsil to resist bacteria will be weakened, leading to oral, pharyngeal, nasal and external bacteria invading the tonsil and inflammation. Once children have sore throat, they often have difficulty swallowing and do not eat.

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The above is about the typical symptoms of children's tonsillitis. I believe the above explanation is helpful to you. Tonsillitis causes serious damage to our body. We can better prevent it by understanding the relevant symptoms of this disease. I hope the above explanation is helpful to you.