False groats in children symptoms

A serious enough disease, the so-called false cereal, is most often diagnosed in children from 1 to 7 years old. Ailment is a real threat to the life of the child, so parents should be able to recognize the first symptoms of a false croup and know how to give the baby emergency help.

What is a false cereal?

Stenosis of the larynx, which occurs under the influence of a viral or bacterial infection, in medicine is usually called a false croup. False, because the true croup is considered to be a condition arising against such a dangerous and, fortunately, a rare disease as diphtheria.

Typically, attacks of false cereal develop in acute acute respiratory infections caused by viruses of influenza, parainfluenza, when infected with the herpes virus, measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, chicken pox, adenovirus. Also, the culprits can be: a hemophilic rod, streptococcus, staphylococcus, pneumococcus.

The anatomical features of the structure can also contribute to the development of stenosis of the larynx. So, for example, the symptoms of false croup in newborns are more pronounced, and the disease itself among toddlers is more widespread. This is due to the fact that the trachea and bronchi in small children are fairly narrow, and have a funnel-like shape. In addition, in the walls of the larynx is a large number of lymphatic formations and blood vessels, which makes the throat of the crumbs prone to swelling, causing spasms and attacks of suffocation.

Signs of a false cereal in children

A few difficulty breathing and hoarseness of voice, which are observed in the baby in the afternoon, many parents miss out of sight. However, the attack of suffocation and barking cough, which can begin at night, can not remain unnoticed. As a rule, the characteristic signs of a false croup in children are more pronounced at night. The baby's breathing becomes noisy and rapid, the temperature rises to 39 degrees, each inhalation is given with great difficulty, hoarseness and hoarseness, barking of a nasal cough, which intensifies during crying, appears. Often the clinical picture is supplemented by the retraction of intercostal spaces, subclavian, supraclavicular and jugular fossa.

In severe cases, with stenosis of the larynx of the fourth degree, there are: pallor of the skin, cyanosis of the lips, weakness, confusion and even loss of consciousness, cough and breathing noises, pressure decreases, breathing becomes weak and arrhythmic, cramps and bradycardia possible .

As a rule, pronounced symptoms of false cereal in children are observed on day 2-3 of the disease, when the laryngeal stenosis passes to the second, third degree. At this stage it is important to provide the child with qualified care, otherwise the consequences of this condition can be irreversible.

Emergency measures for stenosis of the larynx

So, knowing what false croup is and what are its signs in children, parents should be on the alert. Faced with a night attack of suffocation, the main thing is to remain calm. Of course, the first thing you need to call an ambulance, and before her arrival try to help the kid in all possible ways. In most cases, relieve spasm and ease the condition helps the cold moist air - you can wrap the crumb in a blanket and open the window wide (usually a false seasonal disease whose peak falls at the end of autumn - the beginning of winter, so there should not be problems with cold air). Also, the seizure is helped by inhalation with conventional saline, and other procedures that help moisturize the air and mucous membranes. For example, crumbs will become much easier if you take it to the bathroom filled with steam. It is important to provide the baby with an abundant alkaline drink, if necessary, bring down the temperature and wait for further recommendations from the child's doctor.