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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)
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Assessment of Cases of Tonsillitis in Children- A Clinical Study | |
Priyanka, Pritesh Singla | |
Background: Tonsillitis refers to the inflammation of the palatine tonsils and pharyngitis. The present study was conducted to assess cases of tonsillitis in children. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 110 children with tonsillitis in age ranged 6-14 years of both genders. In all patients, careful clinical examination was performed. All symptoms and signs were recorded. Two specimens, one from the tonsillar surface and another from the cryptamagna were collected by using sterile cotton swabs, placed in sterile bottles aseptically, brought to the laboratory and subjected for direct microscopic examination. Results: Out of 110 patients, males were 60 and females were 50. Age group 6-8 years had 7, 8-10 years had 28, 10-12 years had 30 and 12-14 had 45 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Among bacteria, 70 were pathogenic and 40 were commensals. 62 were gram positive while 46 were gram negative. Fever was present in 110, sore throat in 90, odynophagia in 85 and constitutional symptoms in 90 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Maximum patients were seen in age group 12-14 years and symptoms reported were fever, sore throat and odynophagia. Received: 15 February, 2019 Revised: 26 May 2019 Accepted: 28 May 2019 Corresponding author: Dr. Priyanka, Medical Officer (Specialist), Civil Hospital, Bathinda, Punjab, India. |
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