Symptoms and treatment of tonsil abscess

Abscess of tonsils is a pathological process that occurs as a result of complications of acute and purulent tonsillitis, as well as chronic tonsillitis. In medical practice, there were cases when the disease manifested itself immediately after the inflammatory process caused damage to the tonsils. At the same time the disease was swollen or infiltrative. As a rule, the abscess is formed against a background of hypothermia and colds.

What it is: symptoms

Abscess of the tonsils - is quiteA dangerous disease, because its essence is that small tonsures begin to form on the tonsils. If you do not start timely therapy, that everything can end sadly. The pathological process can be recognized by the following signs:

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1. Severe pain when swallowing. This is the main symptom of the pathology in question. With this, the pain intensifies when the abscess is at the developmental stage.
2. The disease can occur with an increase in temperature to 40 degrees.
3. There are symptoms of intoxication.
4. If the inflammation strikes only one side, then the painful sensations will be observed only on one side.
5. If the abscess has reached a large size, then swallowing food, water and even saliva becomes impossible. In this case, the patient has a bad smell from the mouth.
6. If the abscess has affected the swallowing area, it becomes difficult for a person to breathe. Here there is a stridor - breathing with whistling and noise.

Causes of

As the temperature rises

The main cause of abscess development is bacteria - streptococci, staphylococci and other harmful microorganisms. Influence on their activation and development can such factors as weak immunity, other diseases of the oral cavity and hypothermia. Abscess of tonsils is the most vivid symptom of such diseases as chronic tonsillitis and tonsillitis.

On video-abscess of tonsils:

But they can be of different types:

1. Angina .This pathological process is accompanied by inflammation of the upper tonsils. It occurs as a result of the defeat of viruses and the activity of bacteria. The temperature can reach up to 40 degrees. Angina can be of two types: lacunar and follicular. The first type can be recognized by the presence of a white or yellow coating on the tonsils. He is concentrated in lacunae. The abscesses that formed in these holes can leave their borders and merge with each other. Sometimes, when diagnosed, doctors discover a complete covering of the tonsils with a purulent coating. To remove it very easily, then without the necessary treatment, it will again be formed. But for follicular angina characterized by reddening and hyperemia of the tonsils with the subsequent formation of small abscesses. They can be yellow or white. But how does it look and how is bacterial angina treated in children, this article helps to understand.
   

   Angina

2. Chronic tonsillitis. If the stage of exacerbation is observed, the formed abscess against the background of the disease will proceed with an increase in temperature. Its indicators will be 338.5-39.5 degrees. In this case, reddening and increased tonsils, pain when swallowing and small abscesses.(And here it is possible to warm a throat at a tonsillitis, will help or assist to understand the given article) On a photo - an adenoid disease:
   

   Chronic tonsillitis

If there is no temperature

Abscess on tonsils without temperature can arise against a sore throat, which is called ulcerative-necrotic. For this pathological process, almost all the symptoms of normal angina are characteristic, but only without raising the temperature.

Abscess on tonsils without temperature can indicate the development of chronic tonsillitis or purulent sore throat. Formation of the acute phase occurs with inflammation of the tonsils.

Purulent angina affects the body 2-3 times a year, and immunity is not able to provide adequate protection, which leads to chronization. In this case, pus on tonsils can occur for the smallest reasons.

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Treatment of

Abscess therapy is medication, conservative and surgical.

Conservative

In such treatment, a positive result can be obtained only if the pathological process is at the initial stage of development. Conservative treatment is of two kinds. The first includes taking antibacterial drugs. At the same time, it is not worth using the aminoglycoside and tetracycline group medicines because of their ineffectiveness.

Amoxicillin is introduced into the therapy regimen. It has a wide range of influences. If you do not get the proper effect, the doctor prescribes antibiotics from the macrolide group.(and here's how to take Amoxicillin for a cold, this article will help to understand)

The second part of conservative treatment includes a number of common activities. These include painkillers, hyposensitizing therapy and vitamin-mineral complexes.

Medical therapy

Local treatment involves rinsing the goal. For these purposes, solutions with an antiseptic effect are involved. Still can include in the scheme or plan of treatment the antibacterial agents having a local influence - sprays, aerosols and tablets for resorption. One of the most effective in treatment is Bioparox( which reviews about Bioparox at genyantritis exist now, will help to understand this article)

It has a wide spectrum of influence, and also has antibacterial effect, it stops inflammation and inhibits the development of bacterial infection.

Surgical treatment of

If the disease is in a neglected stage or the use of antibiotics does not give the desired result, the doctor decides on the operation. If the abscess ripens 4 days, then it should be quickly opened without its spontaneous emptying.

The process of opening is performed according to a specific scheme. The first thing to do is to apply a local anesthetic, using a spray.

In this case, you will need:

• solution of lidocaine( 10%);
  

  Lidocaine Solution

• Procaine( 1%);
• Lidocaine( 1-2%).

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On the cheek that is swollen, an incision is made. If there is no obvious swelling, the doctor is guided to the point where the horizontal and vertical lines intersect.incision with a scalpel. A Hartmann syringe is inserted into the completed hole, and then it is expanded to 4 cm. This allows to break the abscess and then drain it.

Abscess of tonsils - this is a complication that occurs when not modern treatment of tonsillitis or tonsillitis. Depending on the stage of the pathology, treatment can be conservative or operative. The main goal of the therapy is to stop the inflammation, eliminate the bacteria and clear the tonsils from the pustules formed.