Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils (glands in the back of your throat). It typically results from a bacterial or ...

Other symptoms of scarlet fever usually include: a red, sore throat a fever swollen glands in the neck Also, the tonsils and back of the throat might be covered with a whitish coating, or look red, ...

If their throat is infected, for example, the lymph nodes in the neck may swell. That's why doctors check for swollen lymph nodes (sometimes called swollen "glands") in the neck when someone has a ...