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Tonsillitis is characterized by red, swollen tonsils. White patches may or may not appear on the tonsils. Other signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat, painful/difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, enlarged and tender lymph nodes, pain in the tonsil area, and loss of voice. | Tonsillitis is characterized by red, swollen tonsils. White patches may or may not appear on the tonsils. Other signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat, painful/difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, enlarged and tender lymph nodes, pain in the tonsil area, and loss of voice. | ||
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==Symptoms== | |||
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]] | |||
*red, swollen tonsils | |||
*pain when swallowing | |||
*high temperature ([[fever]]) | |||
*[[coughing]] | |||
*[[headache]] | |||
*tiredness | |||
*[[chills]] | |||
*a general sense of feeling unwell | |||
*white pus-filled spots on the tonsils | |||
*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: | |||
*[[nausea]] | |||
*stomach ache | |||
*[[vomiting]] | |||
*furry tongue | |||
*bad breath ([[halitosis]]) | |||
*difficulty opening your mouth | |||
In cases of acute tonsillitis, the surface of the tonsil may be bright red and with visible white areas or streaks of pus.<ref>[http://www.medicinenet.com/adenoids_and_tonsils/article.htm Tonsillitis and Adenoid Infection] MedicineNet. Retrieved on 2010-01-25</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
Tonsillitis is characterized by red, swollen tonsils. White patches may or may not appear on the tonsils. Other signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat, painful/difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, enlarged and tender lymph nodes, pain in the tonsil area, and loss of voice.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:[1][2][3][4]
- sore throat
- red, swollen tonsils
- pain when swallowing
- high temperature (fever)
- coughing
- headache
- tiredness
- chills
- a general sense of feeling unwell
- white pus-filled spots on the tonsils
- 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:
In cases of acute tonsillitis, the surface of the tonsil may be bright red and with visible white areas or streaks of pus.[5]
Tonsilloliths occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.[6]
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.
- ↑ Tonsillitis and Adenoid Infection MedicineNet. Retrieved on 2010-01-25
- ↑ 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.