U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Tonsillitis

MedGen UID:
11847
Concept ID:
C0040425
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Tonsillitides
SNOMED CT: Tonsillitis (90176007)

Definition

Inflammation of the tonsillar tissue. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):187-205. doi: 10.1177/0194599818807917. PMID: 30921525
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(1_suppl):S1-S42. doi: 10.1177/0194599818801757. PMID: 30798778

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wilson JA, O'Hara J, Fouweather T, Homer T, Stocken DD, Vale L, Haighton C, Rousseau N, Wilson R, McSweeney L, Wilkes S, Morrison J, MacKenzie K, Ah-See K, Carrie S, Hopkins C, Howe N, Hussain M, Mehanna H, Raine C, Sullivan F, von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff A, Teare MD
Lancet 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2051-2059. Epub 2023 May 17 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00519-6. PMID: 37209706
Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Randall DA
J Am Board Fam Med 2020 Nov-Dec;33(6):1025-1030. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200038. PMID: 33219085
Windfuhr JP, Savva K, Dahm JD, Werner JA
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Apr;272(4):949-969. Epub 2014 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3010-x. PMID: 24695941
Millington AJ, Phillips JS
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2014 Nov;96(8):586-9. doi: 10.1308/003588414X13946184901966. PMID: 25350179Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Randall DA
J Am Board Fam Med 2020 Nov-Dec;33(6):1025-1030. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200038. PMID: 33219085
Windfuhr JP, Toepfner N, Steffen G, Waldfahrer F, Berner R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Apr;273(4):973-87. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3872-6. PMID: 26755048Free PMC Article
Georgalas CC, Tolley NS, Narula PA
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Jul 22;2014 PMID: 25051184Free PMC Article
Sidell D, Shapiro NL
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2012 Aug;12(4):271-6. doi: 10.2174/187152612801319230. PMID: 22338587

Therapy

Wilson JA, O'Hara J, Fouweather T, Homer T, Stocken DD, Vale L, Haighton C, Rousseau N, Wilson R, McSweeney L, Wilkes S, Morrison J, MacKenzie K, Ah-See K, Carrie S, Hopkins C, Howe N, Hussain M, Mehanna H, Raine C, Sullivan F, von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff A, Teare MD
Lancet 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2051-2059. Epub 2023 May 17 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00519-6. PMID: 37209706
Hulse K, Lindsay E, Rogers A, Young D, Kunanandam T, Douglas CM
Arch Dis Child 2022 Dec;107(12):1106-1110. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-323910. PMID: 36396170
Sadeghirad B, Siemieniuk RAC, Brignardello-Petersen R, Papola D, Lytvyn L, Vandvik PO, Merglen A, Guyatt GH, Agoritsas T
BMJ 2017 Sep 20;358:j3887. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3887. PMID: 28931508Free PMC Article
Feriozzi S, Polci R
J Nephrol 2016 Feb;29(1):13-9. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s40620-015-0247-4. PMID: 26582216
Windfuhr JP, Savva K, Dahm JD, Werner JA
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Apr;272(4):949-969. Epub 2014 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3010-x. PMID: 24695941

Prognosis

Hulse K, Lindsay E, Rogers A, Young D, Kunanandam T, Douglas CM
Arch Dis Child 2022 Dec;107(12):1106-1110. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-323910. PMID: 36396170
Finestone SA, Giordano T, Mitchell RB, Walsh SA, O'Connor SS, Satterfield LM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):206-212. doi: 10.1177/0194599818817758. PMID: 30921526
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):187-205. doi: 10.1177/0194599818807917. PMID: 30921525
Scully Cbe C, Porter S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jul 17;2008 PMID: 19445739Free PMC Article
Herbild O, Bonding P
Arch Otolaryngol 1981 Sep;107(9):540-2. PMID: 6944034

Clinical prediction guides

Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Naughton P, Healy M, Enright F, Lucey B
Br J Biomed Sci 2021 Jul;78(3):107-116. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1080/09674845.2021.1903683. PMID: 33721513
Windfuhr JP, Toepfner N, Steffen G, Waldfahrer F, Berner R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Apr;273(4):973-87. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3872-6. PMID: 26755048Free PMC Article
Anjos LM, Marcondes MB, Lima MF, Mondelli AL, Okoshi MP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Jul;47(4):409-13. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0265-2013. PMID: 25229278
Georgalas CC, Tolley NS, Narula A
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Oct 26;2009 PMID: 21718574Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Büttner R, Schwermer M, Ostermann T, Längler A, Zuzak T
Complement Ther Med 2023 May;73:102940. Epub 2023 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102940. PMID: 36868289
Sadeghirad B, Siemieniuk RAC, Brignardello-Petersen R, Papola D, Lytvyn L, Vandvik PO, Merglen A, Guyatt GH, Agoritsas T
BMJ 2017 Sep 20;358:j3887. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3887. PMID: 28931508Free PMC Article
Georgalas CC, Tolley NS, Narula PA
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Jul 22;2014 PMID: 25051184Free PMC Article
Georgalas CC, Tolley NS, Narula A
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Oct 26;2009 PMID: 21718574Free PMC Article
Scully Cbe C, Porter S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jul 17;2008 PMID: 19445739Free PMC Article

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Recent activity

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...