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Swollen tonsils despite antibiotics

If, despite antibiotics, a purulent tonsillitis does not heal, a further diagnosis should definitely be made. Viral diseases, including Pfeiffer’s glandular fever, should be excluded. Antibiotics are ineffective for viral diseases.

Instead, it is even possible that increased side effects occur. When taking the so-called ampicillin, a skin rash, a so-called exanthema, can develop. This can also occur after completion of the antibiotic therapy.

It is also possible that the antibiotic prescribed may not be effective despite a confirmed diagnosis of bacterial inflammation. Since each body reacts very individually to medicines and there is a multiplicity of different antibiotics, it can be quite possible that not at first attempt the suitable preparation was selected. Under no circumstances should the antibiotic be discontinued independently, as this can lead to complications.

Instead, the attending physician should be consulted and a further course of action planned with him. Furthermore, the treatment of chronic tonsillitis with antibiotics is usually no longer successful. The medication often does not reach the diseased tissue any more.In addition, antibiotics are ineffective for allergies and the so-called Kawasaki syndrome.

Drugs

The administration of medication depends on the cause of the swollen tonsils, the accompanying symptoms, but also on the age and general condition of the person concerned. If the swollen tonsils are part of a bacterial inflammation and fever occurs at the same time, treatment with antibiotics may be advisable. Which antibiotic is used depends on various criteria.

Penicillin V is often recommended. In case of penicillin allergy, the so-called cephalosporins can be used. In other cases so-called macrolides are used.

In certain cases the so-called clindamycin is also used. If the swollen tonsils are caused by a viral disease, these drugs are not recommended. Instead, anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing drugs can have a soothing effect. However, if a bacterial superinfection occurs in addition to the viral inflammation, antibiotics, so-called tetracyclines, are again recommended.