How often do parents hear complaints from children about pain in the larynx. Not a single winter passes without a cold and a "red throat". Inflammation of the mucous pharynx in children is called pharyngitis.
Acute pharyngitis in children
Acute pharyngitis in children usually begins with an increase in body temperature and develops accompanied by a runny nose and inflammation of the nasopharynx. The child is troubled by dryness or burning sensation in the throat, he complains of pain when swallowing and shortness of breath. There may be unpleasant pain in the occipital part of the head, in addition, parents can notice bad breath from the congestion of hard-to-separate mucus.
The causes of acute pharyngitis in children can be both viral and bacterial infections. In the first case, the body is attacked by influenza viruses, measles, scarlet fever, in the second - bacteria: staphylococci, pneumococci, chlamydia, and Candida fungi. Also, pharyngitis can be caused by the spread of inflammation from the nose in rhinitis and sinusitis or from the oral cavity - with caries. According to doctors in 70% of cases, children develop viral pharyngitis. Depending on the virus that caused the onset of the disease in children, pharyngitis can be called herpetic (caused by the herpes virus), adenoviral (caused by adenovirus infection), etc.
Chronic pharyngitis in children
The causes of chronic pharyngitis are most often chronic inflammation of the nose and tonsils. Sometimes chronic pharyngitis can develop due to the pathology of the endocrine system or metabolic disorders. Symptoms of chronic pharyngitis in children are less pronounced, but a constant cough without fever and a "tickling" in the throat may indicate the development of exacerbation of the disease.
The usual course of the disease involves the formation on the posterior walls of the pharynx of crusts, and then small pieces of lymphoid tissue. This form of the disease in a child is called granulosa pharyngitis. If the disease occurs with complications in the form of glandular atrophy and tissue necrosis, pharyngitis is usually called atrophic.
Allergic pharyngitis in children
Separately, we should consider the signs of allergic pharyngitis in children, since this disease occurs quite often. With this form of pharyngitis, there is swelling of the tongue of the mucous membrane of the posterior pharyngeal wall. The child feels a sharp pain in the throat and begins to dryly cough. Often the disease is difficult to diagnose, because the symptoms of pharyngitis can be mild, especially in infants. Before starting the treatment of allergic pharyngitis, the doctor should establish the cause of its appearance and eliminate all factors that caused the disease.
How to cure pharyngitis in a child?
First of all, the doctor will prescribe medications that will help relieve pain symptoms and temperature, if any. At the initial stage, inhalation and rinsing are helpful. As a rinse well suited solution of chamomile, rotochak, sage. You can lubricate the mucous cavity with a solution of furacilin or sprinkle with antiseptic aerosols: inhalipt, gum, hexoral, bioropox. When
It is important for parents to carry out preventive procedures: hardening, strengthening of immunity. It is impossible to tolerate the development of chronic rhinitis or sinusitis, and also protect the child from tobacco smoke.