Question
My son is just over 6 months old. He just started saying he has a sore throat, and I’ve noticed that he’s coughing quite severely, along with a low-grade fever. What symptoms should one expect in young children with tonsillitis?
Answer
If a child indeed has tonsillitis, the initial symptom is sore throat, and the child will often cry and fuss due to difficulty swallowing. The child may also have a certain degree of fever, which can be as high as 40 degrees Celsius in severe cases. It’s important to pay attention. At the same time, symptoms such as headache, body ache, fatigue, and chills may also occur, and you can see that the child’s tonsils are red and swollen at this time. If the condition continues to worsen, it may also lead to some particularly serious complications, such as sepsis and acute rheumatism. Therefore, it is advised that parents should take their children to the doctor for treatment as soon as possible to prevent the condition from worsening and causing unnecessary harm to the child.