Diseases of the ear, throat and nose (otolaryngology)

Angina (acute tonsillitis): diagnosis

Diagnosis of angina is based primarily on the clinical data of the disease, laboratory methods of investigation, as well as pharyngoscopy, which is the basis of diagnosis.

Angina (acute tonsillitis): symptoms

Sore throat has typical symptoms: sharp pain in the throat, tickling and dryness in the gol, general malaise, headaches, fever, and sometimes fever.

Angina (acute tonsillitis): causes and pathogenesis

The main cause of angina is beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus. The disease is transmitted by airborne droplets. Other causes of angina are pneumococci, Escherichia coli, fungi.

Angina (acute tonsillitis): overview of information

The term "angina" came from the Latin word "angere" - to squeeze, choke, squeeze. This is due to the fact that one of the characteristic symptoms of angina is a feeling of constriction in the throat, sometimes suffocation, difficulty in passing food.

Chronic tonsillitis: treatment

With a simple form of the disease, conservative treatment is performed for one to two years with 10-day courses. In those cases when the effectiveness of the local symptoms is inadequate or there is an exacerbation (angina), a decision can be made about a second course of treatment.

Symptoms of chronic tonsillitis

One of the most reliable signs of the disease is considered to be the presence of angina and a history. At the same time, it is imperative for the patient to find out how the fever in the throat is accompanied by a rise in body temperature and for how long.

Chronic tonsillitis: an overview of information

Chronic tonsillitis is an active chronic exacerbation of the chronic inflammatory focus of infection in the palatine tonsils with a common infectious allergic reaction.

Pharyngitis: treatment

Pharyngitis - treatment whose goal is to achieve relief of unpleasant subjective sensations in the throat and normalization of the pharyngoscopic picture.

Pharyngitis: symptoms

With acute pharyngitis and exacerbation of a chronic patient, notes unpleasant sensations in the nasopharynx: burning, dryness, often the accumulation of viscous mucus, perspiration and sometimes mild pain in the throat (especially with an "empty throat").

Pharyngitis: Overview of Information

Pharyngitis (Latin pharyngitis) (pharyngal catarrh) - acute or chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane and lymphoid tissue of the pharynx. According to the international classification of diseases, pharyngitis is isolated from tonsillitis, however, the unifying term "tonsillopharyngitis", which takes into account a combination of these two pathological states, is often used in the literature.

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