Enlargement of one side of the tonsils is related to tonsillitis, tonsil cancer, tonsil peritonsillar abscess and other diseases, and the specific causes of the disease need to go to the hospital for diagnosis.
1. Tonsillitis: when pathogenic microorganisms such as group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, staphylococcus, adenovirus and so on invade into the tonsils and cause inflammatory reaction in the area, which leads to tonsillitis, the tonsil invaded by viruses will be congested and swollen, which will cause pharyngeal pain, inability to swallow normally, body fever and other symptoms.
2. Tonsil tumor: in the early stage of the disease, tonsil tumor will usually appear on one side of the pharyngeal pain, foreign body sensation and other symptoms; to the late stage of the disease, one side of the tonsil will be rapidly enlarged, and cause slurred speech, dyspnea and other symptoms.
3. Other malignant tumors: such as malignant lymphoma, leukemia can also cause enlarged tonsils.
4. In addition, acute tonsillitis triggered by tonsil abscess complications, can also lead to one side of the tonsils enlarged.
The specific cause of enlarged tonsils at one time, need to go to the hospital for diagnosis.