Patient's question:
Male baby, just turned one month old. At first, he said he had pain when swallowing, and it was found to be accompanied by mild coughing. Additionally, he had a slight fever. Please ask: How should pediatric tonsillitis with low-grade fever be treated?Doctor's answer:
Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are currently the main methods and medications for clinical treatment of pediatric tonsillitis. Parents can choose them based on symptoms and can also combine them with some local treatment methods, such as tonsillar crypt irrigation or tonsillar injections, which are quite effective. For sore throat, pain relievers can also be given to children. If there is a fever, the method of fever reduction should be chosen based on the temperature. Below 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be used, while oral antipyretics can be administered if the temperature is above 38.5°C. If there are repeated acute severe cases or complications have already occurred, it is recommended to perform a tonsillectomy two weeks after the acute inflammation subsides. At the same time, it is also important to arrange a reasonable diet and rest habits for children to help them recover as soon as possible.