Chronic tonsillitis
– the most common disease of the ENT organs. The tonsils are the organ of the body’s immune defense. They are the first to stand in the way of a penetrating infection; if acute inflammation develops, a sore throat occurs; if the infection becomes chronic, they speak of chronic tonsillitis.
Causes of chronic tonsillitis
Bacterial pathogens of chronic tonsillitis: group A b-hemolytic streptococcus, causes up to 15-30% of cases of tonsillopharyngitis in children (age 5-15 years) and approximately 10% of cases in adults.
Also bacterial pathogens are streptococci of other serological groups, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Arcanobacterium hemolyticum, Haemophilus Influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis.
The course of chronic tonsillitis is naturally complicated by the development of chronic intoxication, and the development of such serious complications as heart damage, rheumatism, and kidney disease is possible.
Treatment of chronic tonsillitis
Treatment of chronic tonsillitis is an extremely complex problem.
Usually, in the first stages, conservative treatment is used, which gives a good effect if carried out systematically and comprehensively – with the use of local physiotherapeutic and medical procedures.
If the treatment regimen is not followed, complicated forms of chronic tonsillitis develop, then removal of the tonsils with the purulent detritus they contain cannot be avoided.
In recent years, doctors have been increasingly careful about the protective function of the tonsils, which disappears when they are removed. A common complication after tonsil removal is the development of recurrent pharyngitis and bronchitis.
In recent years, semi-conservative methods have been successfully used in the treatment of chronic tonsillitis, which make it possible to remove the purulent contents of the tonsils without harming their protective function, which prevents further development and relapse of chronic tonsillitis.