Tonsilitis

1. Presentation

1.1. sore throat

1.2. fever

1.3. snoring

1.4. difficulty swallowing

1.5. mouth breathing

1.6. earache

1.7. head colds

1.8. bronchitis

1.9. bad breath

1.10. voice impairment

2. Diagnosis

2.1. tonsillar site culture

2.2. comprehensive audiometric exam

3. Adaptive Responses

4. Epidemiology

4.1. Thought of as childhood diorder

4.2. also occurs in adults

5. Pathophysiology

5.1. Cytokine Production

6. Risk Factors

6.1. exposure to illness