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==Overview==
==Overview==
Symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat (which may be experienced as [[referred pain]] to the ears), painful/ [[difficult swallowing]], [[headache]], [[fever]] and [[chills]], and change in voice causing a "hot potato" voice.
Symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat (which may be experienced as [[referred pain]] to the ears), painful/ [[difficult swallowing]], [[headache]], [[fever]] and [[chills]], and change in voice causing a "hot potato" voice.
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include localized pain in the head, neck, and throat, as well as [[coughing]], [[headache]], and systemic symptoms including [[fever]], [[chills]], and swollen [[lymph nodes]] in the neck. Less common symptoms include [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], furry tongue, bad breath ([[halitosis]]), and [[trismus|difficulty opening your mouth]].


==Symptoms==
==Symptoms==
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:<ref name=merck>{{MerckManual|08|090|i||Tonsillopharyngitis}}</ref><ref name=wetmore>{{cite book |author=Wetmore RF. |chapter=Tonsils and adenoids |editor=Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. |title=Nelson textbook of pediatrics |publisher=Saunders |location=Philadelphia |year=2007 |isbn=1-4160-2450-6 }}</ref><ref name=thuma>{{cite book |author=Thuma P. |chapter=Pharyngitis and tonsillitis |editor=Hoekelman, Robert A. |title=Primary pediatric care |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2001 |isbn=0-323-00831-3 }}</ref><ref name=simon>{{cite book |author=Simon HB |chapter=Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract |editor=Dale, David |title=ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine) |publisher=WebMD Professional Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=0-9748327-6-6 }}</ref>
'''Common symptoms''' of tonsillitis include:<ref name=merck>{{MerckManual|08|090|i||Tonsillopharyngitis}}</ref><ref name=wetmore>{{cite book |author=Wetmore RF. |chapter=Tonsils and adenoids |editor=Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. |title=Nelson textbook of pediatrics |publisher=Saunders |location=Philadelphia |year=2007 |isbn=1-4160-2450-6 }}</ref><ref name=thuma>{{cite book |author=Thuma P. |chapter=Pharyngitis and tonsillitis |editor=Hoekelman, Robert A. |title=Primary pediatric care |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2001 |isbn=0-323-00831-3 }}</ref><ref name=simon>{{cite book |author=Simon HB |chapter=Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract |editor=Dale, David |title=ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine) |publisher=WebMD Professional Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=0-9748327-6-6 }}</ref>
*[[sore throat]]
*[[Sore throat]]
*red, swollen tonsils
*Pain with swallowing
*pain when swallowing
*High temperature ([[fever]])
*high temperature ([[fever]])
*[[Coughing]]
*[[coughing]]
*[[Headache]]
*[[headache]]
*[[Fatigue|Tiredness]]
*tiredness
*[[Chills]]
*[[chills]]
*Swollen [[lymph nodes]] ([[glands]]) in the neck
*a general sense of feeling unwell
*Pain in the ears or neck
*white pus-filled spots on the tonsils
*Changes to the voice or loss of voice
*swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck
*pain in the ears or neck
*changes to the voice or loss of voice
 
Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include:
*[[nausea]]
*stomach ache
*[[vomiting]]
*furry tongue
*bad breath ([[halitosis]])
*difficulty opening your mouth


In cases of acute tonsillitis, the surface of the tonsil may be bright red and with visible white areas or streaks of pus.<ref>[http://www.medicinenet.com/adenoids_and_tonsils/article.htm Tonsillitis and Adenoid Infection] MedicineNet. Retrieved on 2010-01-25</ref>
'''Less common symptoms''' of tonsillitis include:
*[[Nausea]]
*[[Vomiting]]
*Furry tongue
*Bad breath ([[halitosis]])
*[[trismus|Difficulty opening your mouth]]


[[Tonsillolith]]s occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.<ref>{{cite book |author=S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker |title=Imaging of the head and neck |publisher=Thieme |location=Stuttgart |year=2005 |pages=716 |isbn=1-58890-009-6 }}</ref>
[[Tonsillolith|Tonsil stones]] occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.<ref>{{cite book |author=S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker |title=Imaging of the head and neck |publisher=Thieme |location=Stuttgart |year=2005 |pages=716 |isbn=1-58890-009-6 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Overview

Symptoms of tonsillitis include a severe sore throat (which may be experienced as referred pain to the ears), painful/ difficult swallowing, headache, fever and chills, and change in voice causing a "hot potato" voice.

Common symptoms of tonsillitis include localized pain in the head, neck, and throat, as well as coughing, headache, and systemic symptoms including fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Less common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, furry tongue, bad breath (halitosis), and difficulty opening your mouth.

Symptoms

Common symptoms of tonsillitis include:[1][2][3][4]

Less common symptoms of tonsillitis include:

Tonsil stones occur in up to 10% of the population frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis.[5]

References

  1. Template:MerckManual
  2. Wetmore RF. (2007). "Tonsils and adenoids". In Bonita F. Stanton; Kliegman, Robert; Nelson, Waldo E.; Behrman, Richard E.; Jenson, Hal B. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2450-6.
  3. Thuma P. (2001). "Pharyngitis and tonsillitis". In Hoekelman, Robert A. Primary pediatric care. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-00831-3.
  4. Simon HB (2005). "Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract". In Dale, David. ACP Medicine, 2006 Edition (Two Volume Set) (Webmd Acp Medicine). WebMD Professional Publishing. ISBN 0-9748327-6-6.
  5. S. G. Nour; Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E.; Galdino E. Valbasson; Minerva Becker (2005). Imaging of the head and neck. Stuttgart: Thieme. p. 716. ISBN 1-58890-009-6.


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