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Overview
The epidemiology of adenoiditis is not completely known. There is research that indicates 15-30% of sore throats in children and 5-10% sore throats in adults are bacterial adenotonsillitis. Research on Norwegian twins indicates a prevalence of approximately 11,700 per 100,000 individuals, while a study on primary school children in Turkey indicated recurrent tonsillitis prevalence of approximately 12,100 per 100,000 individuals.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of tonsillitis is not completely known, research indicates that 15-30% of sore throats in children and 5-10% sore throats in adults are bacterial tonsillitis.[1][2][3]
Prevalence
- The prevalence of tonsillitis is not completely known.
Case Fatality Rate
The case fatality rate of tonsillitis is unknown.
Age
- Acute tonsillitis from S. pyogenes primarily affects children between 5 and 15 years old.[6]
Gender
Race
There is no racial predisposition to tonsillitis.
Developing and Developed Countries
There is no geographic predisposition to tonsillitis.
References
- ↑ Komaroff AL, Pass TM, Aronson MD, Ervin CT, Cretin S, Winickoff RN, Branch WT (1986). "The prediction of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults". J Gen Intern Med. 1 (1): 1–7. PMID 3534166.
- ↑ Kaplan EL, Top FH, Dudding BA, Wannamaker LW (1971). "Diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis: differentiation of active infection from the carrier state in the symptomatic child". J. Infect. Dis. 123 (5): 490–501. PMID 5115179.
- ↑ Schroeder BM (2003). "Diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis". Am Fam Physician. 67 (4): 880, 883–4. PMID 12613739.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kvestad, Ellen; Kværner, Kari Jorunn; Røysamb, Espen; Tambs, Kristian; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Magnus, Per (2005). "Heritability of Recurrent Tonsillitis". Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 131 (5): 383. doi:10.1001/archotol.131.5.383. ISSN 0886-4470.
- ↑ Kara CO, Ergin H, Koçak G, Kiliç I, Yurdakul M (2002). "Prevalence of tonsillar hypertrophy and associated oropharyngeal symptoms in primary school children in Denizli, Turkey". Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 66 (2): 175–9. PMID 12393253.
- ↑ Sharav, Yair; Benoliel, Rafael (2008). Orofacial Pain and Headache. Elsevier. ISBN 0723434123.
- ↑ Thorp MA, Isaacs S, Sellars SL (2000). "Tonsillectomy and tonsillitis in Cape Town--age and sex of patients". S Afr J Surg. 38 (3): 62–4. PMID 11392200.