Cause of Acute Tonsillitis
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is the most frequent cause of acute tonsillitis. Other bacteria can also cause acute tonsillitis is bacteria of Haemophilus influenza and pneumococcus and staphylococcus class. Viruses are also sometimes found as a cause of acute tonsillitis. |
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Pathology of Acute Tonsillitis
Inflamed and swollen tonsils, there are patches of gray or yellowish on the surface, and when assembled they form membranes. These patches are actually stacking leukocytes, epithelial cells are dead, also the germs both the living and the dead.Symptoms of Acute Tonsillitis
There are many symptoms that arise due to acute tonsillitis, usually something like: sore throat, painful swallowing, and sometimes patients do not want to drink or eat by mouth. Patients seemed sluggish and complained of pain in muscles and joints. Usually accompanied by high fever and breath that smells.
Treatment of Acute Tonsillitis
We recommend bed rest patients, should get adequate nutrition, body fluids should always be maintained in good condition, and stimulate throat.
Analgesics are given to reduce fever and relieve headaches. In the market many outstanding analgesic (paracetamol) which is combined with Kofein, which serves to refresh the body.
If the cause of the tonsillitis is bacteria then antibiotics should be given. Drug of choice is penicillin. Sometimes also used erythromycin. Ideally, antibiotics are given according to the culture results. Antibiotics are given between 5 to 10 days.
If through culture known that the source of infection is streptococcus group A beta hemolytic, antibiotic therapy should be accomplished 10 days to prevent possible complications of nephritis and rheumatic heart disease. Sometimes it takes an injection of benzathine penicillin 1.2 million units intramuscularly if the estimated treatment is inadequate.
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