hello doc.

[suraj]

i am suffering frm tonsilitis since 1 year.some non healing ulcers are seen in left side of throat and is painful.i took azithromycin ,erythromycin but no improvement is seen.ulcers are white in colour,1mm diameter,soft,painful.what shuld i do?

[SPRimal]

Tonsillitis is an infection that can be viral or bacterial. Viral tonsillitis usually does not make you very sick. It may cause a low-grade fever that lasts for 2 or 3 days and then goes away without antibiotics. Cold medicines may help with the symptoms. Bacterial tonsillitis is usually caused by Streptococcus and is more severe. It makes you feel worse with a higher fever and requires antibiotics.

The white ULCER/patches that you have described could be thrush. This is an over growth of a fungus that is normally found in the mouth, called Candida albicans. This generally looks like cheese curds. When the white patches are wiped off, the area bleeds and feels very sore. This is treated with an anti-fungal medicine.




Antibiotics should only be taken for the specific condition that they have been prescribed. At this time no one knows if this is an infection, if it is what kind and how it should be treated.



You will need to be seen by a doctor to learn the nature of the problem that is causing your symptoms. If the doctor feels that you have a throat infection, a throat culture would be the type of test to find out if it is due to a bacteria or fungus. Then your doctor will be able to suggest the most helpful medicine for you. Generally the symptoms that you have described are treated with medicine before surgery is even considered. Surgery is rarely needed.


Also, it is very important to know how many episodes of tonsilitis do u have in a year??

is it associated with fever?

difficulty in swallowing??

I think this will help u to know about ur condition.

I advice you to go and be checked with an ENT doctor.


Ki kaso????