Question
Dear parents, our daughter is currently 8 years old and has started to feel a sore throat, which is painful when drinking water. She also has a cough and a low-grade fever. Inquiry: How should pediatric tonsillitis be diagnosed and treated?
Answer
If a child has tonsillitis, anti-inflammatory medications or local treatments can be administered, such as cleaning the tonsillar crypts in children, injecting medications, etc., and painkillers can be provided for throat pain. If the fever persists, oral antipyretics can be taken. Tonsillitis often has the characteristic of recurrent attacks. If the inflammation is controlled, surgery can be considered. During the treatment period, it is important to keep warm and avoid catching a cold to worsen the symptoms.