PATHOPHYFIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY OF ADENOTONSILLITIS IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Adenotonsillitis in children is a combined inflammation of the pharyngeal and palatine tonsils, which is acute or chronic. The disease occurs under the influence of pathogenic viruses and bacteria in the presence of risk factors: decreased immune defense, allergies, and inflammatory processes in the oral cavity. The main symptoms of adenotonsillitis are difficulty in nasal breathing, nasal voice, snoring at night, sore throat and paroxysmal cough. Diagnosis includes rhinoscopy, pharyngoscopy, and bacteriological examination of smears. Treatment is carried out conservatively (antibiotics, tonsillectomy, physiotherapy), if it is ineffective, removal of tonsils is indicated.