My child is 10-year-old and he is having sore throat along with fever. What are the signs and symptoms of tonsillitis?

Question

Children between preschool and the midteen ages are mostly prone to tonsillitis. Few common signs and symptoms of tonsillitis are - sore throat, red, swollen tonsils, painful swallowing, fever, scratchy throaty voice, bad breath, stomachache, headache, neck pain, and white or yellow patches on tonsils. In children it becomes difficult to find out as they cannot tell you exactly. Signs include - drooling due to painful swallowing and refusal to eat.

Neeraj Aggarwal · Accepted Answer

Children between preschool and the midteen ages are mostly prone to tonsillitis. Few common signs and symptoms of tonsillitis are - sore throat, red, swollen tonsils, painful swallowing, fever, scratchy throaty voice, bad breath, stomachache, headache, neck pain, and white or yellow patches on tonsils. In children it becomes difficult to find out as they cannot tell you exactly. Signs include - drooling due to painful swallowing and refusal to eat.

Praveen N · Answer

Sore throat and fever is common in upper respiratory infections. (tonsillitis, pharyngitis rhinitis) intonsillits there is red oval shaped enlarged tonsills with difficult in swallowing with enlarged lymphnodes around neck. Pain out of propotion difficult to swallow.