Characteristics of Chronic Tonsillitis Patients in Children in The Ear Nose Throat– Head and Neck Hospital of The Indonesian Christian University in 2019

Marlina, Lina and Hendrika, Wendy and Tanang, Indah Pujiati Daeng and Maulana, Haryogi and Sayekti, Arinza Arum (2022) Characteristics of Chronic Tonsillitis Patients in Children in The Ear Nose Throat– Head and Neck Hospital of The Indonesian Christian University in 2019. International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, 4 (2). pp. 51-56. ISSN 2664-7753

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Abstract

Tonsillitis is one of the upper respiratory tract infections (ARI) that often occurs in children. Chronic tonsillitis occurs because of a follow-up attack on the tonsils that have experienced previous inflammation caused by bacteria or viruses. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of chronic tonsillitis in patients in the ENT�KL section of UKI Hospital Jakarta in 2019. The study used a descriptive research design. The subjects of this study were 59 children under 18 years old who suffered from chronic tonsillitis, went to the UKI Hospital for the ENT-KL section, had complete medical records, and had not received a tonsillectomy/tonsil size was not T0-T0. The data was taken from the medical records of patients diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis in the ENT-KL section of the UKI Hospital Jakarta at the time of the study in 2019. The data were analyzed descriptively using the Statistics Product and Service Solution (SPSS) program. Based on medical record data, it was found that the most chronic tonsillitis patients in children were in the age group 3-9 years as many as 45.8%, male sex as much as 54.2%, and the main complaint of repeated swallowing pain as much as 50.8%, tonsil size T3-T3 as much as 47.5%. The conclusion of this study is that the characteristics of chronic tonsillitis patients in children are primarily found in men aged 3-9 years, with the main complaint of repeated swallowing pain with T3-T3 tonsil size. Keywords: chronic tonsillitis, children, chief complaint

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