Patient's question:
My child is a boy, 8 years old. At first, he said he had a sore throat, and I noticed he had a mild cough, accompanied by low fever. Please ask: How can tonsillitis with redness and swelling be treated effectively in children?Doctor's answer:
If a child gets tonsillitis, they can first use some symptomatic antibiotic medication, or local treatments such as tonsillar crypt irrigation or intratonsillar medication. If the sore throat is severe, appropriate analgesics can be given. If the child has persistent fever that doesn't subside, some fever-reducing medication can be taken orally. Tonsillitis is characterized by recurrent episodes. If similar symptoms persist, surgery can be considered after the inflammation is controlled. During treatment, it is important to keep the child warm and avoid further aggravating the symptoms by catching a cold.