Patient's question:
Boy, who is 3 years old, started by saying he had a sore throat. It was noticed that he also had mild coughing and a slightly feverish condition with low spirits. Question: How should tonsillitis with low-grade fever in children be diagnosed and treated?Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, if it is pediatric tonsillitis, symptomatic treatment with antibiotics for the child can be quite effective. Additionally, local treatments can be performed, including tonsillar crypt irrigation, intratonsillar drug injection, laser therapy, etc. If the sore throat is particularly severe, appropriate analgesics can be given. If there is a fever, the method of fever reduction should be selected based on the temperature: physical cooling is suitable for temperatures below 38.5°C, while oral antipyretics can be administered for temperatures above 38.5°C. If the child frequently experiences tonsillitis, it is recommended to consider surgery as early as possible. Lastly, it is hoped that parents can take this disease seriously, bring their children to the doctor for early treatment, and also pay attention to relevant prevention and health care measures in daily life.