Question
A 7-year-old boy, at first, felt a sore throat when speaking, noticed that he had a severe cough, accompanied by a low-grade fever. How should infants and toddlers with sore throat from tonsillitis be treated effectively?
Answer
If a child has tonsillitis, consider using symptomatic anti-inflammatory drugs, along with regional treatment methods such as tonsil crypt irrigation and tonsil injections. If necessary, painkillers can be administered for severe throat pain. When the child has a persistent fever, parents can use fever-reducing medication or take the child to the hospital immediately. If the condition is acute and severe multiple times or complications have occurred, it is recommended to perform tonsillectomy two weeks after the acute inflammation subsides. During treatment, it is important to keep the child warm and avoid exacerbating symptoms.