Purulent angina in children

All mothers know what purulent angina is, and are afraid of the occurrence in children of this disease is often more than many other diseases. This is explained by the fact that tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils) is dangerous for its complications. Scientists have proved that the causative agents of this disease are very similar in structure to the tissues of the heart and joints, and therefore, struggling with the pathogen, our body literally kills itself, hitting its own tissues. It is very important to be able to recognize the symptoms of tonsillitis, to know about its causes and methods of treatment.

Symptoms of purulent sore throat in children

Tonsillitis can be catarrhal, ulcerative, lacunar and follicular. The purulent form of this disease, characteristic of follicular or lacunar forms, is especially severe. Symptoms of purulent sore throat in children are as follows:

• on the tonsils is visible pus - whitish or yellowish plaque, which consists of bacterial cells that died in the fight against it leukocytes and dead cells of the epithelium (the plaque can cover the tonsils on one or both sides, the tonsils red, greatly increased);
• puffiness and reddening of the soft palate adjacent to the tonsils;
• high body temperature;
• the strongest pain when swallowing, which can give in the ear;
• headache;
• general deterioration of the patient's state of health due to intoxication of the body.

In some children, the affected organs increase so much that they begin to press on the Eustachian tubes, connected with the throat through the middle ear, and this can lead to the infection spreading to the ears.

Causes of purulent sore throat in children

Purulent angina in a one-year-old child can occur due to hypothermia, especially if its immune system is not trained. Most pathogens of this disease normally live in a child's body, but with the slightest hypothermia, fatigue, malnutrition begin to multiply. Frequent purulent angina in a child can occur after viral infections, and also because of the presence of carious teeth , adenoids .

Remember that this disease is extremely contagious. She is often ill with whole families. Therefore, the patient needs to be isolated from other family members, give him a separate towel and dishes. Sick and healthy children should not play together. It is important to engage in prevention: more to walk, there are many vegetables and fruits, to engage in active sports.

How to treat a child with purulent sore throat?

Since the child can not quickly cure purulent sore throat, the main thing in the treatment of adhering to the instructions of the doctor and comply with bed rest. To reduce the temperature, you can take antipyretics. It is important to drink a lot, and the drink should not be hot or cold. Food should not irritate the throat, so it should be ruled out hard, hot.

Antibiotic for children with purulent angina is mandatory. All the treatment is based on it, since the pus is usually very deep in the lacunae of the tonsils, and it is not possible to use local methods of treatment to get rid of it. No lubrication, rinsing and spraying with sprays will help. If you do not start giving antibiotics on time, serious complications can occur, both during illness and long after it - in the form of joint damage and heart disease. Usually, the simplest antibiotics of the penicillin series are given in tablets or injections.

Often a special rinse is prescribed, which should be performed by a qualified doctor, since if the tissues of the tonsils adjacent to the epicenter of the purulent process are damaged during the washing, sepsis (a common infection of the blood) may even occur.