What are the treatments for suppurative tonsillitis in children?

There are many causes of tonsillitis, and there are countless reasons for children to suffer from purulent tonsillitis. Some may be caused by the patient's low resistance, and some may be caused by respiratory tract infection. Regardless of the cause of purulent tonsillitis in children, it brings very serious harm to the patient. Therefore, the treatment of the disease is considered more important. So what are the treatments for purulent tonsillitis in children?

1. Effective antibiotics are the first choice. This disease is mainly bacterial infection, mostly streptococcal infection. Penicillin is the first choice for antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment. Those who are allergic to penicillin can choose erythromycin, lincomycin or ceftriaxone. Of course, the best way is to conduct smear bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test, and select antibacterial drugs in a targeted manner.

2. Choose antipyretic and analgesic drugs according to symptoms. When tonsillitis is complicated by high fever, headache and body aches, paracetamol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen can be used, which can both reduce fever and relieve pain, and help antibiotics to exert their high efficacy.

3. Use hormones with caution. Some doctors currently like to use hormones to reduce fever and show efficacy, but this is actually not advisable. Before using effective antibacterial drugs, do not blindly use cortical hormones such as prednisone, dexamethasone, etc. Doing so will only create the illusion that the disease is under control and cover up the condition.

4. For local medication, you can choose 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1% zinc oxide solution, 1% to 2% iodine glycerin, 10% tannic acid glycerin, etc. to apply on the surface of tonsils once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment. Patients should be properly isolated, pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water, keep bowel movements smooth, and eat liquid food.

5. While taking medication, wiping the tonsils with iodine can shorten the course of the disease and heal quickly.

The specific method is to take a sterilized cotton ball with a bamboo stick, or use sterilized tweezers to hold a sterilized cotton ball, dip it in 2% iodine, and quickly wipe the surface of purulent tonsillitis.

When parents find that their children have tonsillitis, they must not buy some medicine to help their children relieve symptoms at will, because the treatment of child patients may be different from that of adults. Parents randomly using medicine for their children may cause the disease to become more serious or affect the child's growth and development. Therefore, it is recommended that parents must take their children to the hospital for treatment.