Patient's question:
A 2.5-year-old child with suppurative tonsillitis, what medicine should they take? Treatment history and effectiveness: They received intravenous drips for five days at the county hospital, but there was no improvement. No family history of hereditary diseases. Desired assistance: What medicine is best to use?Doctor's answer:
Children are the most common group to experience recurrent tonsillitis, primarily due to their underdeveloped immune system.Recommendations: Penicillin is the preferred antibiotic. For those allergic to penicillin, erythromycin, clindamycin, or other alternatives can be used. For high fever, headache, and body aches, antipyretic and analgesic agents such as aspirin may be administered. If symptoms do not improve after 2–3 days of treatment, consider viral or bacterial infections and switch to antiviral medications, sensitive antibiotics, or sulfonamide drugs. Adrenal cortical hormones, such as prednisone or dexamethasone, may be used if appropriate.