Tonsillitis, Angina Signs and symptoms

Tonsillitis, Angina

     * Introduction
     * Signs and symptoms
     * Causes
     * Evolution and complications
     * Diagnosis
     * Treatment

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Signs and symptoms

The main symptom of tonsillitis is the sore throat, acute at swallowing, and can radiate toward the ears. In some cases, children do not experience painful neck but refused food.

Other symptoms of tonsillitis:

"enlarged tonsils in volume
"difficulty or inability to swallow (swallowing)
'"red neck"
"respiratory embarrassment
"modification or loss of voice
»fever
"malaise
"throat inflammation
»headache
»Vomiting

Symptoms are similar, regardless of the agent responsible for tonsillitis, but bacterial infections are usually accompanied by intense pain.