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adaptive response
tonsilitis
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85% are caused by a viral infections
Most bacterial infections are cause by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABS)
Can be a viral or bacterial infection
The inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils
Tonsils have a protective function, āabsorbing small numbers of organisms and so establishing
immunity by gradual dosage
Pathophysiology
Incidence is higher among school age children
Incidence of tonsillitis account for approximately 32 in 1000 patients annually
Epidemilology
Close contact with an infected person
Young age
Smoking or exposure
Ill ventilated or overcrowded environment
Weak immune
Alcohol use
Risk Factors
Treat the pain and fever, and encourage fluids and food
Viral infections, treat the symptoms
Treat with Antistreptoccol antibiotics
Penicillin, is the drug of choice if allegric erythromycin may be usedclindaymcin,
Bacterial infection, antibiotic
Viral and bacterial infections
Tonsilectomy
Treatment
Fever, foul breath and sore
throat
tender and or enlarge lymph nodes on the side of the neck
difficulty swallowing and painful swallowing
obstructed airway
Enlarged tonsils, tonsilar exudate
Clinical Presentation
Rapid stress test and Throat cultures
CBC
Physical Exam
Clinical assessment
Diagnosis
Swollen / tender lymph nodes
Fever
Enlarge tonsils with
exudate
Adaptive Response
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