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Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:<ref name=merck>{{MerckManual|08|090|i||Tonsillopharyngitis}}</ref><ref name=wetmore>{{cite book |author=Wetmore RF. |chapter=Tonsils and adenoids |editor=Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. |title=Nelson textbook of pediatrics |publisher=Saunders |location=Philadelphia |year=2007 |isbn=1-4160-2450-6 }}</ref><ref name=thuma>{{cite book |author=Thuma P. |chapter=Pharyngitis and tonsillitis |editor=Hoekelman, Robert A. |title=Primary pediatric care |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2001 |isbn=0-323-00831-3 }}</ref><ref name=simon>{{cite book |author=Simon HB |chapter=Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract |editor=Dale, David |title=ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine) |publisher=WebMD Professional Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=0-9748327-6-6 }}</ref> | Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:<ref name=merck>{{MerckManual|08|090|i||Tonsillopharyngitis}}</ref><ref name=wetmore>{{cite book |author=Wetmore RF. |chapter=Tonsils and adenoids |editor=Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. |title=Nelson textbook of pediatrics |publisher=Saunders |location=Philadelphia |year=2007 |isbn=1-4160-2450-6 }}</ref><ref name=thuma>{{cite book |author=Thuma P. |chapter=Pharyngitis and tonsillitis |editor=Hoekelman, Robert A. |title=Primary pediatric care |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2001 |isbn=0-323-00831-3 }}</ref><ref name=simon>{{cite book |author=Simon HB |chapter=Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract |editor=Dale, David |title=ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine) |publisher=WebMD Professional Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=0-9748327-6-6 }}</ref> | ||
*[[sore throat]] | *[[sore throat]] | ||
*pain when swallowing | *pain when swallowing | ||
*high temperature ([[fever]]) | *high temperature ([[fever]]) | ||
*[[coughing]] | *[[coughing]] | ||
*[[headache]] | *[[headache]] | ||
*tiredness | *[[Fatigue|tiredness]] | ||
*[[chills]] | *[[chills]] | ||
*swollen [[lymph nodes]] ([[glands]]) in the neck | |||
*swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck | |||
*pain in the ears or neck | *pain in the ears or neck | ||
*changes to the voice or loss of voice | *changes to the voice or loss of voice | ||
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Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include: | Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include: | ||
*[[nausea]] | *[[nausea]] | ||
*[[vomiting]] | *[[vomiting]] | ||
*furry tongue | *furry tongue | ||
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*difficulty opening your mouth | *difficulty opening your mouth | ||
[[Tonsillolith|Tonsil stones]]s occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.<ref>{{cite book |author=S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker |title=Imaging of the head and neck |publisher=Thieme |location=Stuttgart |year=2005 |pages=716 |isbn=1-58890-009-6 }}</ref> | |||
[[Tonsillolith]]s occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.<ref>{{cite book |author=S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker |title=Imaging of the head and neck |publisher=Thieme |location=Stuttgart |year=2005 |pages=716 |isbn=1-58890-009-6 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat (which may be experienced as referred pain to the ears), painful/ difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, and change in voice causing a "hot potato" voice.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:[1][2][3][4]
- sore throat
- pain when swallowing
- high temperature (fever)
- coughing
- headache
- tiredness
- chills
- swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck
- pain in the ears or neck
- changes to the voice or loss of voice
Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include:
Tonsil stoness occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.[5]
References
- ↑ Template:MerckManual
- ↑ Wetmore RF. (2007). "Tonsils and adenoids". In Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2450-6.
- ↑ Thuma P. (2001). "Pharyngitis and tonsillitis". In Hoekelman, Robert A. Primary pediatric care. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-00831-3.
- ↑ Simon HB (2005). "Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract". In Dale, David. ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine). WebMD Professional Publishing. ISBN 0-9748327-6-6.
- ↑ S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker (2005). Imaging of the head and neck. Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 716. ISBN 1-58890-009-6.