Tonsillar pain may be caused by tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess, glossopharyngeal neuralgia and other diseases.
1. Tonsillitis: the disease is mainly caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus infection, but also related to the decline of immunity, acute inflammation of neighboring organs and other reasons, but also secondary to scarlet fever, diphtheria and other diseases. Patients will have symptoms such as pharyngeal pain and fever, which can be manifested as tonsillar pain.
2. Peritonsillar abscess: this disease is often secondary to the acute onset of chronic tonsillitis, the common causative organisms are staphylococcus aureus, type B hemolytic streptococcus, etc. The common symptoms are sore throat, dysphagia, etc., and some of the patients will have tonsillar pain.
3. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia: the causes of this disease include pathogenic microbial infections, jugular foramen intracranial tumors, surgical scarring, etc. Typical symptoms are sore throat, which often occurs at the back of the tongue, pharynx and tonsils.
There may be other causes of tonsil pain, and it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination and clarify the specific causes.