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Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis typically causes a person's tonsils to become visibly red and swollen. Doctors today are much less likely to recommend the removal of the tonsils, because it's now known that tonsils are a normal part of the body's immune system as they can help to filter out harmful bacteria and viruses that could cause serious infections.
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Reviewed August 2011
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| Title: | Tonsillitis explained |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils become infected, and can be caused by either bacteria or viruses. Symptoms of tonsillitis may include white or yellow spots of pus on the tonsils, sore throat, swollen lymph glands, pain when swallowing, fever and bad breath. Glandular fever can cause tonsillitis, but other viruses may also be responsible. Tonsillectomy (taking the tonsils out surgically) may be recommended in severe cases but is now rare. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Tonsillitis |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Tonsillitis involves infection of the pharyngeal tonsils (symmetrical areas of lymphoid tissue located at the back of the throat). |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Tonsillitis |
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| Publisher: | Raising Children Network (RCN) |
| Description: | A guide to recognising and treating tonsillitis in young children. |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Oral rinses and mouthwashes for improving outcomes following tonsillectomy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Although tonsillectomy is considered to be a fairly minor procedure, pain and bleeding are two of the most common complications; either may delay recovery and can on occasion lead to hospital readmission. Postoperative tonsillectomy medication should ai... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Tonsillectomy |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils. The tonsils are two pads of glandular tissue in the throat that help fight infection. Tonsils are prone to inflammation and enlargement. This can lead to a condition called tonsillitis. |
| Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Title: | Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | After children have a tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy (surgery to remove the adenoids and/or tonsils), pain, nausea, vomiting and delays to return to eating are common. The corticosteroid drug dexamethasone is sometimes given in a single intravenous... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Dissection versus diathermy for tonsillectomy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Tonsillectomy is one of the most common operations. Complications can include bleeding, during or after the operation, and pain. This review compared the effectiveness of two different surgical techniques in reducing these complications. The surgical te... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do not significantly increase bleeding in children having their tonsils out, and there is less nausea and vomiting when NSAIDs are used. |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used for pain relief following tonsillectomy in children. Bleeding is a recognised complication of this procedure but NSAIDs can interfere with blood clotting so there has been concern that these drugs w... |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The current treatment of choice for surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (reduction of airflow at the nose and mouth during sleep) in children is adenotonsillectomy (the removal of the adenoids and tonsils), due to its perceived efficacy, cost... |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Tonsillitis - when your throat is often sore |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Two little lumps either side of your uvula are the tonsils. They do a very important job in your body's battle against germs. |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Tonsillitis |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Tonsils are glands at the side and the back of the throat that help the body fight infections. Tonsillitis is when there is an infection of the tonsils, usually caused by a virus. |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Tonsillectomy for periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis syndrome (PFAPA) (a rare type of recurrent throat infection) |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | PFAPA syndrome is a rare cause of regular, repeated episodes of fever, sore throat and swollen neck glands in children. It is a diagnosis that needs confirmation by paediatricians working in centres with expertise in this condition and most children who... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Antibiotics to reduce pain and improve recovery following tonsillectomy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed operation in children and adults. Following the operation nearly all patients experience significant pain, need regular painkillers and are unable to resume normal diet and activities for several hours. Rarer but mo... |
| Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Title: | Tonsillitis - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Tonsillitis is common in children but anyone can catch it. Find out more about the symptoms and treatment for tonsillitis. |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Title: | Tonsillectomy for chronic or recurrent acute tonsillitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Tonsillectomy is a common procedure. Children severely affected by recurrent tonsillitis may benefit from it but these benefits must be considered in the light of the risks of surgery and the possibility that they my 'grow out' of the problem. In le... |
| Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Title: | Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The coblation technique is not associated with less postoperative pain and bleeding when compared with other surgical methods for tonsillectomy. Surgical removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) is a very common procedure. Recovery usually takes about two... |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Local anaesthetics applied during removal of the tonsils may not reduce pain following the operation |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Removal of the tonsils is one of the most common operations and adequate pain control following surgery is an important aspect of patient care. Some surgeons apply local anaesthetics (in addition to the general anaesthetic) to the area around the tonsil... |
| Date: | Jun 1999 |
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