Abstract
Currently, acute tonsillitis remains the most prevalent pediatric respiratory disease. The disease most often occurs in children up to 4 years of age, and in children of this age it is exclusively a viral disease; the viral tonsillitis contribution in older children is 60-80%. However, despite these figures, survey of physicians and parents, as well as audit indicate that the rate of prescribing antibiotics to children with acute tonsillitis is 90-95%, which means that the majority of children receive unnecessary antibiotic therapy. Appropriate differential diagnosis of the diseases, involv-ing the pharynx and tonsils, is a top priority for practicing otolaryngologists and pediatricians. The paper reports rare clinical cases of parapharyngeal abscess, adenoviral tonsillitis, infectious mononucleosis, PFAPA syndrome.
Key words: acute and chronic tonsillitis, Streptococcus, antibiotic therapy.
For citation:Tatochenko V.K. Acute tonsillitis in children: nuances in differential diagnosis. Clinical review for general practice. 2021; 7: 16–20. DOI: 10.47407/kr2021.2.7.00084
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