Question
My child is a 4-year-old boy. Initially, he felt pain when drinking water, and I noticed that his voice was a bit hoarse, and it seems like he’s had a low-grade fever all along. What clinical symptoms may appear in children with tonsillitis?
Answer
Pediatric tonsillitis is a common childhood illness, one of whose common symptoms is throat pain. Many children cry and fuss endlessly due to throat pain, and most children will also experience persistent low fever or sudden high fever at this time. They may also have headaches or body aches. At this point, the tonsils are also in a red, swollen, and congested state, and may even develop some serious complications such as nephritis or sepsis.