tonsillitis (DOID:10456)
Alliance: disease page
Synonyms: chronic tonsillitis; Throat infection - tonsillitis
Alt IDs: DOID:10454, DOID:13751, ICD10CM:J35.01, ICD9CM:474.00, MESH:D014069, NCI:C116006, UMLS_CUI:C0040425, UMLS_CUI:C0149517
Definition: An upper respiratory tract disease which is characterized by inflammation of the tonsils resulting from bacterial (Group A streptococcus) and viral (Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus) infections. Symptoms include a severe sore throat, painful or difficult swallowing, coughing, headache, myalgia, fever and chills.