German: Tonsillitis, Angina tonsillaris, Tonsillopharyngitis, Amygdalitis, Rachenangina, Mandelentzündung, "Angina"
Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils. In practice, the term is reserved for the inflammation of the palatine tonsils.
Tonsillitis can be classified according to different aspects:
Tonsillitis is mostly triggered by bacteria, less frequently by viruses. Typical viruses are:
Also of importance are:
Many of these germs belong to the resident oral flora. But the infection is mostly triggered by new serotypes of the viruses for which no immunity exists. Additional factors can be a weak general condition or an immune deficiency.
Chronic tonsillitis is mostly a mixed infection with anaerobic and aerobic viruses.
Also in chronic tonsillitis:
As a rule, the diagnosis is made by the typical clinical picture (inspection). If necessary, the diagnosis can be verified by:
The therapy depends on the cause and progression of the tonsillitis. As a rule, local and general treatments are combined. In acute tonsillitis:
In chronic tonsillitis:
This page was last edited on 20 August 2014, at 09:07.
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