Patient's question:
Baby girl, currently 1 year old. At first, she said her throat hurts. It was found that her cough seems to be quite severe as well, and she has a slight fever and lacks energy. Please ask: How should tonsillitis with redness and swelling be treated for the child?Doctor's answer:
If a child gets tonsillitis, first, they can take some symptomatic antibiotic medication. Additionally, local treatments can be performed, including tonsillar crypt irrigation, intratonsillar drug injection, laser therapy, etc. If the child's throat is particularly painful, appropriate pain-relieving medication can be given. If the child has persistent fever, antipyretic drugs should be used promptly. For temperatures below 38.5 degrees Celsius, physical cooling methods can be applied. If the child frequently experiences tonsillitis, it is recommended to consider surgery as early as possible. During treatment, it is important to keep the child warm and avoid further worsening the symptoms by catching a cold.