Question

A 5-year-old boy is suffering from tonsillitis, accompanied by high fever and seizures. How should this situation be handled? The onset was last December, and the detailed results of the laboratory examination are as follows: The main symptoms include tonsillitis and high fever with seizures.

Answer

  1. Patients with chronic tonsillitis should maintain good living habits, ensure adequate sleep, and adjust clothing according to weather changes. For children, it is important to develop the habit of not being picky about food and not overeating.
  2. Engage in appropriate physical exercise to enhance the body’s resistance, avoid overexertion, and adjust rest accordingly.
  3. For patients with acute tonsillitis, complete treatment should be sought to prevent recurrent episodes and the occurrence of sequelae.
  4. Prevent the occurrence of various infectious diseases and epidemics. Recurrent episodes of tonsillitis may lead to heart valve disease and kidney disease, so it needs to be taken seriously.