Question
A nine-month-old boy recently experienced symptoms such as sore throat, severe coughing, and persistent fever, tonsillitis . How should one treat high fever caused by pediatric tonsillitis?
Answer
For high fever caused by pediatric tonsillitis, appropriate antibiotics or anti-inflammatory medications can be considered. Regional irrigation or spray treatments can also be performed, and symptomatic medications can be injected into the tonsils, all of which have proven effective. If the child’s primary symptom is throat pain, parents may consider giving pain relievers to alleviate discomfort. As for the fever situation, appropriate cooling methods should be chosen based on body temperature: if the temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, physical cooling methods can be adopted; if the temperature is above 38.5 degrees Celsius, oral fever-reducing medication can be considered. The aforementioned treatment methods are common interventions, but if the child’s tonsillitis recurs frequently…