Question
My daughter is 8 months old, and she says her throat hurts, and it’s painful even when she drinks water. Her voice also sounds a bit hoarse. She has a high fever now. What symptoms might a child with tonsillitis have?
Answer
The symptoms of a child’s tonsillitis include throat pain, which may cause the child to cry continuously; difficulty swallowing, which can affect eating; fever, which may be low-grade or high-grade up to 40 degrees Celsius; the child may feel tired and have headaches. In severe cases, chills may occur, and it may further lead to complications such as pericarditis and nephritis. Please closely monitor your child’s symptoms, and if the situation is serious, take your child to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.