Spots in the child's tongue

When examining the child, the doctor must ask the baby to show the tongue. And it is not unreasonable, after all, it turns out, spots on the language without reason do not appear and almost always indicate some internal violations.

The causes of spots in the child's tongue

In infants, spots on the tongue can occur during the period of teething. Most often, babies appear red spots with a yellow rim. Spots have an irregular shape and for this they received their name - "geographical language" . Often, such spots do not manifest themselves in any way and do not disturb the child, they pass by themselves in a few months, and sometimes even years.

White spots in the tongue and mouth of the child are caused by fungi of the genus Candida, and are called thrush. Such spots look like cheesy precipitate, they do not have a definite shape and are randomly distributed throughout the oral cavity. The child will immediately let you know about the appearance of spots by his behavior: he begins to refuse food, sleep badly and constantly be capricious. How to treat such spots in the language, you need to ask the pediatrician, and you can start treatment immediately by preparing a solution of soda. To do this, take one teaspoon of soda and add it to one liter of water, this solution should wipe the mouth of the child up to 3 times a day. White spots under the tongue can be a symptom of oxygen starvation of the brain. The disease of the cerebral vascular system is very serious, so when you see a white spot under the tongue of the child, you should seek medical help.

Dark spots in the tongue may appear in the child after prolonged treatment with antibiotics. Such spots are a special fungus, with which it is necessary to fight with antifungal drugs. Dark spots can also appear if gallbladder or pancreas disease develops, ultrasound should be done to confirm or disprove the disease. The child's tongue is usually strewn with red spots at a high temperature. If the baby has little saliva in his mouth, and the child's tongue has spots of reddish color, then this may indicate a brain disease. Spots of white and red in the tongue, accompanied by a cough, indicate scarlet fever.

Yellow spots on the tongue of the child may appear due to the disease of the gastric mucosa.

Basically, the presence of only spots on the tongue can not mean that a particular disease develops, more often it is just an additional symptom to other signs of the disease.