Yellow particles coughed up with sputum are usually tonsil stones caused by chronic tonsillitis, and less commonly by tonsillar actinomycosis, for which prompt medical attention is recommended.
The treatment of chronic tonsillitis is not limited to the use of antibacterial drugs such as penicillin and erythromycin, but should also be combined with anti-allergic measures or immunotherapy, the use of desensitizing bacterial products, immune-boosting drugs, such as streptococcal allergens, placenta globulin, transfer factors, and so on. The long-term efficacy of topical applications, crypt lavage, and laser therapy is not satisfactory. Surgical removal of the tonsils may also be performed.
Tonsillar actinomycosis coughs up granules with a hard texture and is also associated with low-grade fever, cough, lethargy, pain, lumps, and enlarged lymph nodes. The disease is rare, the treatment has antibiotic treatment and surgical treatment, the former includes sulfadiazine, levofloxacin hydrochloride, etc., the disease has a long course, it is difficult to penetrate the antimicrobial drugs chronic lesions of the tissue and the “sulfur particles”, the formation of sinus tracts after the treatment is very complex, it is recommended that to the authoritative health care institutions to receive timely examination and treatment.
Small yellow particles in sputum may also be associated with other diseases, and it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor in a timely manner. The use of drugs should be under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.