Patient's question:
Boy baby, just turned 9 months old. At first, when speaking, he felt a sore throat. He noticed that his cough also seemed quite severe, accompanied by low fever. Please ask: How should pharyngitis and tonsillitis in infants and young children be diagnosed and treated?Doctor's answer:
If a child gets tonsillitis, they can first use some symptomatic antibiotic medication. Local treatments can also be applied, such as tonsillar crypt irrigation or intratonsillar medication. If the child's throat pain is severe, appropriate analgesics can be given. If the child has persistent fever, antipyretics should be used promptly. For fever below 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be applied. In addition to these drug treatments, if the child frequently experiences recurrent tonsillitis, surgical treatment is also recommended. During daily life, a light diet should be maintained, and a liquid diet should be the main focus during treatment.