TONSILITIS

 Tonsilitis

Defnition: tonsillitis is a inflammation of tonsils two oval shaped of tissue at back of the thorax 

                         

     causes  

 tonsillitis is most common caused by viruses but bacterial infections can also cause it 

◆Streptococcus pyogenes

◆group A streptococcus       

                                  clinical  features

   ◆fever 

   ◆difficult of swollen or pain

   ◆white or yellow on the tonsils

   ◆stiff neck

    ◆headache

    ◆drooping due to difficult swallowing or painfull

COMPLICATIONS

 rheumatic fever an inflammatory disorder that effect 

 heart or joint

  glomerulonephritis inflammation of the kidney

DIAGNOSIS

 on physical examination open her/his mouth you are using light 

 and you check in the mouth specially around tonsils or thorax

 thorax swap you take simple swab to classify or to know which 

 one caused bacteria or virus

 complete blood count(CBC)   

TREATMENT

 ampicillin 50 mg/kg every 6 hour 10 days

 gentamycin > 6 month 5mg/kg daily 3 days

 paracetamol 30mg/kg per needed time