Description diphtheria Diphtheria Diphtheria is a serious or infectious disease caused by a bacterial toxin Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Surface vaccination against diphtheria was introduced in 1946 and is therefore in developed countries almost absent. In the Czech Republic registered the last…
swollen tonsils
Other names: swollen tonsils, swollen tonsils
Almonds (tonsils) are small lymphatic organ in the throat. Their role is local defense against harmful microorganisms, ie. Bacteria and viruses. Swelling of the tonsils with a sore throat and redness indicate inflammation, angina. The aim is to remove the tonsils bacillus already in this segment of the upper airways than to get down and caused, for example, bronchitis or pneumonia.Therefore, no removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) so straightforward as previously thought. Patients then suffer frequent diseases of the lower airways. Conversely, when frequent tonsillitis (tonsillitis as 4 times a year) may help patients removal of the tonsils.
In addition to redness and swelling of the tonsils during tonsillitis forming coatings of different nature by inducing factor. This may be most streptococci, staphylococci, but also a variety of viruses (e.g., mononucleosis). Previously, the insidious disease had been diphtheria, in which the tonsils form a dirty gray coats bleed almonds until formed a kind of membrane. Swollen tonsils can be secondary symptom and for rarer diseases such as syphilis, leukemia, HIV, etc.
It is always important to distinguish a serious condition requiring medical care from the usual several days of upper respiratory disease, which can handle even without visiting a doctor.
Viral vs. bacterial infection
Likewise, it is necessary to consider whether your swollen tonsils appropriate antibiotics. It occupies a bacterial infectious agent, on viral are unnecessary and are not to be with them for them to waste.On the other hand, if your pain so severe that it will prevent the food and fluid intake, and the throat is significantly red, although there are not yet formed coatings, better antibiotics to deploy because bacterial infections may for the viral early associate.
To distinguish viral from bacterial infections will help some differences. When the virus is mostly affected by “multiple mucosal”, ie. not just the throat, but we must bronchitis (cough) andconjunctivitis (itchy, watery, red eyes), while in bacterial heavily dominated by just a pain in the neck, are stinging or biting through. Viral inflammation in addition to temperatures accompanied by pain in joints and muscles.
After the retreat of temperatures in the case of viral infection, the patient feels much better in bacterial angina after resolution of fever person feels increasingly ill (schvácenost, loss of appetite, tiredness, …).
There are other indicators that use antibiotics, but they no longer belong in the hands of the physician (laboratory tests, etc.).
Sicknesses with this symptom:
Scarlet fever
Description of scarlet fever The traditional name of the disease comes from its typical symptom called. Špalová rash (rash spálového). There are two types of scarlet fever, and it Špálova angina, where the rash is followed by a short timeframe…
Infectious mononucleosis
Description infectious mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis is a viral disease that causes 90% of the ubiquitous EB virus (Epstein-Barr virus). They are among the most common herpes viruses (as well as herpes sores, shingles or chickenpox). The most striking feature is…
Angina
Description angina Tonsillitis is usually referred to as diseases of bacterial origin,which causes most, some bacteria belonging to the genusStreptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae) and Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus aureus), but often we encounter originator viral (herpes viruses, virus, Epstein-Barr), even fungal…