Duration of acute tonsillitis
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The duration of an acute tonsillitis depends largely on the type of pathogen. There are two main groups, bacteria and viruses.
Acute viral tonsillitis
Acute viral tonsillitis are more common, but are usually less severe.
Unfortunately, you can only treat a viral infection symptomatically, that is, you only fight the symptoms and give the body enough time to recover. Therefore, viral infections usually have a much longer course. In addition, it should be said that an acute viral tonsillitis develops in the majority of cases on the basis of a classic flu (influenza). This usually only subsides completely after a period of more than 8 weeks.
Many patients are often insecure because they have the feeling that the prescribed therapy is not working or that the medication is not working. Understandably, a period of 2 months is not necessarily pleasant for the person concerned.
In the case of acute viral tonsillitis, an improvement can be expected after one to two weeks. Any previous flu-like symptoms remain, however, so that complete freedom from symptoms can only be expected after a period of 1-2 months. The unpleasant acute tonsillitis subsides within 1-2 weeks with treatment. Fluid intake and bed rest can accelerate the healing process.
Acute bacterial tonsillitis
It is different with bacterial infections:
For them, it applies come quick and go quick - but only with drug therapy. In acute bacterial tonsillitis is one antibiotic therapy indispensable. There are some Home remedies, numbing throat sprays, and cooling compresses.
However, acute bacterial tonsillitis can become very quick unpleasant and from a sore throat difficulties swallowing up to more acute shortness of breath include everything.
The drug of choice is included penicillin. It is taken over a period of around 10 days, usually twice a day. Already after the 2nd day there should be a noticeable Complaint reduction have set.
After five days, the symptoms have usually subsided to such an extent that many patients no longer take the remaining antibiotic tablets - a mistake, as usually still bacteria in the Mouth and throat area are present, the one renewed infection favor.
The Antibiotics should also beyond the duration of the complaint continue to be taken until the pack is used up, unless the attending physician has made any other therapy recommendations. Already after the first day of antibiotic use then you are, by the way, too no longer contagious.
Figure tonsillitis
A - tonsillitis - Tonsilitis
B - Simple catharrhal angina -
Angina catarrhalis
C - throat findings in diphtheria
D - ulcers in bacterial
Forms of angina
- Palatine almond bay -
Tonsillar fossa - Hard palate -
Palatum durum - Posterior palatal arch -
Arcus palatopharyngeus - Anterior palatal arch -
Arcus palatoglossus - Palatine almond -
Palatine tonsil - Back of tongue -
Dorsum linguae - Uvula + soft palate
(Soft palate) -
Uvula palatina + palatum molle - Meandering -
Isthmus faucium - Throat (back wall) -
Pharynx
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Chronic tonsillitis
A special form of tonsillitis is the chronic recurrent tonsillitis This is how tonsillitis is called, its duration at least 3 months amounts.
Usually it arises after one single infection, and then manifests in the throat and throat area. Relapsing means something like recurring, means it always comes new batches before, while no final cure occurs. In these cases you can use a Tonsillectomy, so a removal of the Almonds think about it, as other organs like that Kidneys be affected, and complications from the rheumatic form circle may occur.
