What causes strawberry tongue in children?

Many people don’t know what strawberry tongue means. The specific manifestation is that a person’s tongue turns red, and many small red spots grow on the tongue, which looks like the surface of a strawberry, so it is vividly called strawberry tongue. This symptom mainly occurs in patients with scarlet fever. At this time, the tongue will be very uncomfortable. You must take good oral care measures and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods. In addition to scarlet fever, what other reasons may cause children to have strawberry tongue?

What causes strawberry tongue in children?

Scarlet fever caused

The appearance of strawberry tongue in children is more common in scarlet fever, which is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by group A hemolytic streptococci. Its clinical features include fever, strawberry tongue, diffuse red rash all over the body, and flaky peeling after the rash subsides. A small number of children develop rheumatic fever or acute glomerulonephritis 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of the disease.

Treatment:

1. Antibiotic therapy

Penicillin is the commonly used drug for treating scarlet fever and all streptococcal infections. Early use can shorten the course of the disease and reduce complications. The dosage can be increased for patients with severe conditions. To completely eliminate pathogens and reduce complications, the treatment course should be at least 10 days. Those who are allergic to penicillin can use erythromycin or cephalosporin. In severe cases, the drug can also be administered intravenously, with a course of 7 to 10 days.

2. Symptomatic treatment

High fever can be treated with smaller doses of antipyretics or physical cooling methods. For older children with sore throat, you can gargle with saline solution.

Caused by fire

If the baby simply has red spots on his tongue, develops a strawberry tongue, and has no other symptoms, it is most likely caused by the baby getting a fever.

suggestion:

It is recommended to pay attention to maintaining the baby's oral hygiene, let the baby drink more water, eat more fruits, vegetables and foods rich in vitamins, and not eat spicy and irritating foods, so that the baby's tongue will soon return to normal.

Lung heat caused

The tip of the child's tongue coating is red like a strawberry, and there are small red spots in the front third. This is a sign of lung heat, excessive heat in the upper part of the body, and excessive heart fire.

suggestion:

Under the guidance of a doctor, you can take pediatric heat-clearing and detoxifying oral liquid and pediatric lung heat cough and asthma granules; if accompanied by fever, you can take Xinxue granules, and if accompanied by abdominal distension, you can take Jianer Qingjie liquid; if accompanied by constipation, yellow urine, and fever, you can take pediatric Zhuhuang powder.

Zinc deficiency causes

If a child simply has strawberry tongue and has no other systemic symptoms and it is not caused by getting angry, then the child's strawberry tongue may be caused by zinc deficiency. In this case, you should take your child to the hospital to check whether he or she is zinc deficient.

symptom:

Generally, the lack of vitamins and zinc can easily lead to poor appetite and bad temper in babies.

suggestion:

It is recommended that babies eat more foods rich in zinc and vitamins, such as lean meat, seafood, and nuts. Eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, such as lemons, oranges, tangerines, kiwis, strawberries, etc.

Drink plenty of water and have bowel movements once a day.