Causes of herpetic pharyngitis in children

Herpetic pharyngitis in children is a headache for friends who have just become parents. Not only will the baby feel uncomfortable because of this, but the parents will also be at a loss. Parents are even more worried about whether the baby's healthy growth in the future will be affected. So, why do babies get herpetic pharyngitis in children? Is this problem serious? The following are some causes of herpetic pharyngitis in children and related treatments. Parents who are troubled by this problem can come in and take a look.

Herpangina is an acute infectious, febrile disease caused by many group A coxsackieviruses and occasionally other enteroviruses, characterized by herpetic ulcerative mucosal lesions. It is common in infants and young children, and the clinical features are sudden high fever accompanied by sore throat, headache, anorexia, and often pain in the neck, abdomen, and limbs. Vomiting and convulsions often occur in infants. Within 2 days of onset, a small number (rarely more than 12) of small (1-2mm in diameter) gray-white herpes appear on the oral mucosa, surrounded by a red halo, mostly in the front of the tonsils, but can also be located on the soft palate, tonsils, uvula, tongue, etc. Within the next 24 hours, the blisters rupture and become shallow ulcers, generally less than 5mm in diameter, and heal within 1-5 days. Complications are rare: symptoms generally disappear within 7 days. After infection, lasting immunity can be produced, but other viruses in group A or other enteroviruses may also cause recurrence.

Recommended reference medications: Ribavirin, Nimesun, Ke Lao, Qing Kai Ling, and Yan Bian Granules are antibiotics, antipyretics, analgesics, and throat clearing drugs.

Infants and young children aged seven, eight and nine months are at high risk of diseases. Among them, herpangina is the most common disease in children. It is caused by a viral infection and the onset is very acute. A child may be having fun the day before but may have a high fever and herpes in the throat the next day. Children usually suffer from high fever, sore throat, drooling, anorexia, vomiting, pharyngeal congestion, and several to dozens of 2-4 mm gray-white blisters surrounded by red halos. Generally, after one or two days, the herpes will begin to break into small ulcers, which will make the child feel very uncomfortable.

Doctors remind: Herpetic pharyngitis is not a rare disease. It can usually be cured after one week of medication. Parents should pay attention to maintaining their children's personal and indoor hygiene, and try not to take their children to noisy public places. But parents must be aware that this disease has an acute onset and the child's body temperature rises rapidly after becoming ill, which can easily lead to high fever convulsions. If the child has convulsions, parents can pinch the child's Ren Zhong point and keep calling the child's name while quickly rushing the child to the hospital. At the same time, parents should prevent the child from biting his tongue during convulsions. The posture of holding a child must be correct: first, loosen the child's collar and let the head tilt to one side. This will ensure that the child can breathe smoothly. Never hold the child with your head tilted back, which will affect the child's breathing.

Through the article's introduction to the causes of herpetic pharyngitis in children and related treatment methods, I believe parents will know how to correctly deal with herpetic pharyngitis in children. Only by finding out the cause of herpetic pharyngitis in children as soon as possible can we find a treatment method as soon as possible. During the treatment, you must cooperate with the doctor so that your baby can recover quickly. Only when the baby grows up healthily and happily can parents feel at ease. I hope the methods provided in this article can help parents who are troubled by this problem.