Tonsillitis and Peritonsillar Abscess: What Does the Practitioner Need to Know
More often the cause of bacterial tonsillitis are group A β-haemolytic streptococci. Infection can also be spread on the pharynx (pharyngo-tonsillitis) and manifests by acute pain, severe pain on swallowing, fever (> 38 °C), enlarged tonsils, tonsillopharyngeal erythema, palpatory tenderness of e...
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Publishing House Zaslavsky
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Zdorovʹe Rebenka |
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| Online Access: | http://childshealth.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/85292 |