Question
An eight-year-old boy is experiencing symptoms of throat pain, severe coughing, and persistent low-grade fever, tonsillitis . How should treatment be conducted?
Answer
In treating pediatric tonsillitis, clinical practice primarily involves the use of antibiotic medications, and sensitive drugs can be selected based on the results of bacterial culture, with significant effects. Regional treatment methods such as tonsil crypt irrigation or intratonsillar injections of medication can also be adopted. If throat pain is severe, painkillers can be administered in appropriate amounts. For fever management, appropriate cooling methods should be chosen based on body temperature; physical cooling can be used when the temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, while oral fever-reducing medication can be considered for temperatures above this threshold. If the child frequently experiences such conditions, after controlling the illness, surgical treatment can be considered to avoid recurrent episodes.