Patient's question:
My baby is 4 years and 6 months old, and he has always been in great health. However, this year he has been catching colds constantly and also getting tonsillitis. Whenever he gets sick, it seems like he loses weight a bit, and it breaks my heart. But I don’t know how to prevent tonsillitis. What kind of help would you like: What is pediatric tonsillitis?Doctor's answer:
People often refer to tonsils as palatine tonsils, which are like two "lumps of flesh" growing on the sides of the mouth. In addition, in the nasopharynx behind the nose and at the base of the tongue, there are two other pairs of tonsils, called the "adenoid" and "lingual tonsil," respectively. Among these, the palatine tonsil in the oropharynx is the largest. Tonsils are an important organ in the human body, equipped with immune functions. They stand at the forefront of exogenous pathogens invading the body, serving as guards for the upper respiratory tract and even the entire body against pathogenic invasion, and are known as the body's automatic immune active organs.