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*The prevalence of tonsillitis is not completely known. | *The prevalence of tonsillitis is not completely known. | ||
**Research on Norwegian twins indicates a prevalence of approximately 11,700 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="KvestadKværner2005">{{cite journal|last1=Kvestad|first1=Ellen|last2=Kværner|first2=Kari Jorunn|last3=Røysamb|first3=Espen|last4=Tambs|first4=Kristian|last5=Harris|first5=Jennifer Ruth|last6=Magnus|first6=Per|title=Heritability of Recurrent Tonsillitis|journal=Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery|volume=131|issue=5|year=2005|pages=383|issn=0886-4470|doi=10.1001/archotol.131.5.383}}</ref> | **Research on Norwegian twins indicates a prevalence of approximately 11,700 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="KvestadKværner2005">{{cite journal|last1=Kvestad|first1=Ellen|last2=Kværner|first2=Kari Jorunn|last3=Røysamb|first3=Espen|last4=Tambs|first4=Kristian|last5=Harris|first5=Jennifer Ruth|last6=Magnus|first6=Per|title=Heritability of Recurrent Tonsillitis|journal=Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery|volume=131|issue=5|year=2005|pages=383|issn=0886-4470|doi=10.1001/archotol.131.5.383}}</ref> | ||
**A study on primary school children in Turkey indicated a prevalence of approximately 12,100 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="pmid12393253">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kara CO, Ergin H, Koçak G, Kiliç I, Yurdakul M |title=Prevalence of tonsillar hypertrophy and associated oropharyngeal symptoms in primary school children in Denizli, Turkey |journal=Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. |volume=66 |issue=2 |pages=175–9 |year=2002 |pmid=12393253 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
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*Acute tonsillitis from ''[[S. pyogenes]]'' primarily affects children between 5 and 15 years old.<ref name="Oroface">{{cite book |last1=Sharav |first1=Yair |last2=Benoliel |first2=Rafael |date=2008 |title=Orofacial Pain and Headache |url= |location= |publisher=Elsevier |page= |isbn=0723434123}}</ref> | *Acute tonsillitis from ''[[S. pyogenes]]'' primarily affects children between 5 and 15 years old.<ref name="Oroface">{{cite book |last1=Sharav |first1=Yair |last2=Benoliel |first2=Rafael |date=2008 |title=Orofacial Pain and Headache |url= |location= |publisher=Elsevier |page= |isbn=0723434123}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of tonsillitis is not completely known; research indicates that 15-30% of sore throats in children and 5-10% sore throats in adults are bacterial tonsillitis.[1][2][3]
Prevalence
- The prevalence of tonsillitis is not completely known.
Age
- Acute tonsillitis from S. pyogenes primarily affects children between 5 and 15 years old.[6]
Gender
Race
Developing Countries
Developed Countries
References
- ↑ Komaroff AL, Pass TM, Aronson MD, Ervin CT, Cretin S, Winickoff RN, Branch WT (1986). "The prediction of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults". J Gen Intern Med. 1 (1): 1–7. PMID 3534166.
- ↑ Kaplan EL, Top FH, Dudding BA, Wannamaker LW (1971). "Diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis: differentiation of active infection from the carrier state in the symptomatic child". J. Infect. Dis. 123 (5): 490–501. PMID 5115179.
- ↑ Schroeder BM (2003). "Diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis". Am Fam Physician. 67 (4): 880, 883–4. PMID 12613739.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kvestad, Ellen; Kværner, Kari Jorunn; Røysamb, Espen; Tambs, Kristian; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Magnus, Per (2005). "Heritability of Recurrent Tonsillitis". Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 131 (5): 383. doi:10.1001/archotol.131.5.383. ISSN 0886-4470.
- ↑ Kara CO, Ergin H, Koçak G, Kiliç I, Yurdakul M (2002). "Prevalence of tonsillar hypertrophy and associated oropharyngeal symptoms in primary school children in Denizli, Turkey". Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 66 (2): 175–9. PMID 12393253.
- ↑ Sharav, Yair; Benoliel, Rafael (2008). Orofacial Pain and Headache. Elsevier. ISBN 0723434123.
- ↑ Thorp MA, Isaacs S, Sellars SL (2000). "Tonsillectomy and tonsillitis in Cape Town--age and sex of patients". S Afr J Surg. 38 (3): 62–4. PMID 11392200.