Patient's question:
The baby hasn't been eating well recently. There are no symptoms of illness, but when feeding him again, he pointed to his mouth and said his throat hurts. Upon closer inspection, it was found that the child's throat was red and swollen, similar to the symptoms of tonsillitis he had a few weeks ago. He had just recovered when it flared up again. Why does the child's tonsils always get inflamed? What should be paid attention to?What kind of help is desired: Why does the child's tonsils keep getting inflamed?
Doctor's answer:
The tonsils are one of the guard stations of the respiratory tract, capable of removing bacteria and producing antibodies to protect the respiratory and esophageal tracts from bacterial penetration. If bacteria invade, fibrosis and swelling occur. Therefore, many respiratory infections involve redness, swelling, and inflammation of the tonsils and pharyngeal lymph nodes. If the tonsils become severely inflamed, inflammation occurs. There are many pathogenic microorganisms that invade the body to cause tonsillitis. Seventy percent are viral infections, such as rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses, and enteroviruses. The rest are extremely rare and are caused by bacterial infections. After viral infections, secondary bacterial infections are prone to occur, leading to more severe clinical manifestations.