Angina in childhood is a serious infectious disease. It differs in different species and has serious complications. Most often in childhood, follicular tonsillitis occurs, in which tonsils are enlarged and purulent follicles are formed on them.
Follicular sore throat in children: causes
The cause of the appearance of this type of angina are bacteria:
- staphylococcus aureus;
- streptococcus;
- Pneumococcus.
Also, angina can develop as a result of child's hypothermia or decreased immunity.
Follicular sore throat in children: symptoms
This type of sore throat can be determined based on the following symptoms:
- high body temperature: often reaches a mark of 40 degrees;
- nausea, vomiting;
- increased lymph nodes;
- decreased appetite, difficulty swallowing food;
- red throat;
- on enlarged tonsils, a yellow or white coating forms.
How to treat follicular sore throat?
The doctor prescribes the following antibiotics for follicular sore throat:
- cefuroxime;
- cefalixin;
- flemoxin solute ;
- erythromycin;
- augmentin .
Drugs should be given in the form of a suspension, since the tablet will be hard to swallow the baby.
- Since in most cases, the reception of antibiotics is accompanied by allergic reactions, within the framework of complex therapy, the use of antihistamines is necessary: fenistil, tavegil, suprastin.
- In addition, antiviral drugs are required: arbidol, ocillococcinum, anaferon, viferon, interferon.
- To reduce the negative effect of antibiotics on the gastrointestinal tract, the child is given prebiotics: linex, bifiform, bifidumbacterin.
- Treatment of the throat is carried out using aerosols: tantum verde, miramistin. The treatment course for tundum Verde is 7 days in a dosage of 2 injections 4 times a day. Miramistin is injected 2 times per reception 6 times a day.
- For an older child, a doctor can prescribe a pharyngept in a tablet for resorption: ½ tablet three times a day for one week.
- To wash the nose, you designate an aqualar or aquamaris. As a vasoconstrictor for the treatment of the common cold with follicular sore throat, vibrosil, nazivin is used. Further dig in or derarget protargol.
- Parents need to provide the child with bed rest and plenty of drink for the recovery period.
Follicular sore throat: complications
As a result of the fact that the child has recovered from the follicular sore throat, as a result, tonsil tissues can be deeply affected. If after five days the child does not have an improvement, the consequences can be even more serious:
- sepsis;
- streptococcal meningitis;
- infectious shock;
- the Lemierre syndrome;
- rheumatism, arthritis.
For successful treatment of follicular sore throat and prevention of complications, you should immediately seek medical help, which will select the most optimal treatment suitable for the child, taking into account his age, health status and the severity of the disease.