Tonsillitis
How common is tonsillitis?
Sore throats are very common. It's hard to say how common tonsillitis is. This is because it's difficult to tell the difference between an ordinary sore throat and tonsillitis.
Each year, about 1 in 10 people go to see their doctor because of repeated sore throats.
1 And more than 1 in 10 people have repeated bouts of tonsillitis at some point in their life.
2 This is the severe form of tonsillitis (recurrent tonsillitis), when you get at least five bouts of the illness in a year.
Source:
Shvartzman P.
Are antibiotics appropriate for sore throats? Careful prescribing is beneficial.
British Medical Journal. 1994; 309: 1011-1012.
Shvartzman P.
Are antibiotics appropriate for sore throats? Careful prescribing is beneficial.
British Medical Journal. 1994; 309: 1011-1012.
Source:
Kvestad E, Kvaerner KJ, Roysamb E, et al.
Heritability of recurrent tonsillitis: archives of recurrent tonsillitis.
Archives of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 2005; 131: 383-387.
Kvestad E, Kvaerner KJ, Roysamb E, et al.
Heritability of recurrent tonsillitis: archives of recurrent tonsillitis.
Archives of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 2005; 131: 383-387.
Sources for the information on this page:
- Shvartzman P.Are antibiotics appropriate for sore throats? Careful prescribing is beneficial.British Medical Journal. 1994; 309: 1011-1012.
- Kvestad E, Kvaerner KJ, Roysamb E, et al.Heritability of recurrent tonsillitis: archives of recurrent tonsillitis.Archives of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 2005; 131: 383-387.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2008
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