Question
My son is 6 years old. He recently started saying that drinking water hurts his throat, and I noticed that his voice is a bit hoarse when he talks. It seems like he’s had a low fever that hasn’t gone away. How should pediatric tonsillitis with low fever be diagnosed and treated?
Answer
Antibiotic medications are commonly used for the treatment of tonsillitis and can be chosen appropriately. If the child’s condition is more severe, regional treatments can be combined, including tonsil crypt irrigation and tonsil injection medications. In necessary cases, such as when the child has severe throat pain, painkillers can be administered. If the child continues to have a fever, parents should also give some antipyretic medication or take the child to the hospital immediately. Tonsillitis has the characteristic of recurrence, so after the inflammation is controlled, surgery can be considered. At the same time, attention should also be paid to arranging reasonable diet and rest habits for the child to help the disease recover as soon as possible.