Medicine refers to those branches of science in which new discoveries are constantly taking place. Until recently, with a sore throat, doctors diagnosed "angina", now this type of disease is called acute tonsillitis. The main symptom of the disease is reddening and enlarged tonsils.
Symptoms and features of treatment of acute tonsillitis
Since tonsillitis, unlike pharyngitis, is not viral, but bacterial, the disease is easily identifiable by such symptoms:
- a sore throat appears before the state of health worsens;
- tonsils blush, increase in size, ulcers and plaque can quickly form;
- the temperature rises after a day after the onset of the disease.
There are two ways of infection with acute tonsillitis: endogenous and exogenous. Endogenous tonsillitis develops because of caries, or other inflammations in the body, provoking streptococcus and, more rarely, staphylococcus. Exogenous tonsillitis is transmitted by the saliva of another person, which is a carrier of bacteria. The provocative factor in both cases is general hypothermia, or hypothermia of the head and throat.
Symptoms of acute tonsillitis appear almost immediately after being in the cold, after half an hour you can feel a sore throat and soreness when swallowing.
Treatment of acute tonsillitis depends on the form in which the disease eventually results, but there are four main points that are included in any therapy:
- taking antibiotics orally;
- reception of antibiotics topically;
- Throat rinsing with disinfectant antiseptic solutions;
- adherence to bed rest.
How to treat various forms of acute tonsillitis?
Acute lacunar tonsillitis has a second name - follicular. The disease is characterized by the appearance of follicles, which can affect the entire sky and tonsils, and sometimes shift even into the esophagus. First of all, with this form of the disease, frequent rinsing with iodine-salt solution and irrigation with mucous sprays containing propolis, alcohol and other antibacterial components are prescribed. Of the drugs in the beginning prescribed sulfanilamides, if the effect does not occur after a day of such treatment, go to antibiotics. In general, an antibiotic for acute tonsillitis is the most effective remedy, but its physician should prescribe individually, depending on the bacteria that caused the infection. Sulfanilamides do not need a special purpose, since they are equally effective against all kinds of microorganisms.
Acute purulent tonsillitis is characterized by large accumulations of pus, it is very important not to let it get into the digestive tract and infect the connective tissue. This can provoke rheumatoid diseases of the heart, respiratory and digestive organs. If you see that the illness is taking a serious turn, do not delay the visit to the doctor.
At tonsillitis it is necessary to sharply reduce the amount of food taken and moderate physical activity. With fever and fever, it is necessary to take an antipyretic agent, for example, Paracetamol . In that case,
With timely treatment, the disease is well tolerated and does not cause complications. To protect relatives from infection, disinfect their dishes and avoid close contacts. After recovery, the patient's clothes and bed linen should be boiled and ironed.