Patient's question:
Patient is male, 13 years old, has always been in good health, occasionally catches colds. Has mild sinusitis.Doctor's answer:
Chronic tonsillitis can easily lead to lower respiratory tract infections. Chronic tonsillitis is often caused by repeated attacks of acute tonsillitis or the evolution of infections due to poor drainage of tonsillar crypts, where bacteria and viruses multiply. These accumulated bacteria continuously secrete toxins and spread throughout the body via the surrounding blood vessels. It is recommended to remove the tonsils.