Patient's question:
The child had a fever last night. He has previously had a cough with phlegm. This morning, we noticed some redness on both sides of his throat, but the middle part wasn't red. Is this area the tonsils?Doctor's answer:
After the child turns one year old, the tonsils begin to develop, and by the preschool stage, their development reaches its peak. As the gateway to the respiratory tract and an important immune organ that plays a role in eliminating pathogens, tonsils are prone to inflammation when pathogens invade. Bacterial tonsillitis, which causes pus to form, is a common and frequently occurring illness among young children and preschoolers.