Patient's question:
My child is a boy, 3 years old. At first, he said his throat hurts. It was found that his voice is a bit hoarse when he speaks. Moreover, he now has a high fever that won't go down. Please ask: How should tonsillitis with redness and swelling in children be treated.Doctor's answer:
If a child has tonsillitis, symptomatic treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs can be given. In addition to systemic medication, local treatments such as tonsillar crypt irrigation or intratonsillar drug injection can also be performed. For children with significant sore throat symptoms, analgesic medications can be used. 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; if the temperature is above 38.5°C, oral antipyretics can be administered. If a child frequently experiences tonsillitis, it is recommended to consider surgery as early as possible. While treating the condition, it is also important to arrange a light diet for the child and enhance nutritional supplementation to help them recover more quickly.