What to do if your child has vesicles in his throat

The reason why children have follicular caries in their throats is because the lymph nodes are invaded by viruses and cause lymph node hyperplasia. For this symptom, it is best to understand the cause of the disease and then treat it accordingly. If a child has floccules in his throat, he should be treated with medication. As for the cause and treatment of the disease, you can learn about the content introduced in the article to increase your understanding of this symptom.

1. What are lymphoid follicles?

The human body has a natural barrier to defend against invasion by viruses and bacteria, the most common of which is the skin. In addition, there are barriers that are invisible to the naked eye, such as lymphatic tissue.

There is extensive distribution of lymphatic tissue under the mucosa of normal people, which can be likened to the human body's sentinels in the fight against pathogens. When lymphatic tissue gathers in a certain part of the human body, lymphatic organs are formed, such as the tonsils on each side of the pharynx that we can see with the naked eye, and the lymph nodes that can be felt on the body surface. These organs can also be likened to companies that the human body uses to resist pathogens.

Retropharyngeal lymphoid follicle hyperplasia

In addition, there are some invisible parts, such as behind the nose, where lymphatic tissue gathers together, which is medically called adenoids. Many parents and friends are familiar with adenoids because baby’s snoring is closely related to it, but they are relatively unfamiliar with lymph follicles. In fact, lymph follicles are normal lymphatic tissues scattered under the pharyngeal mucosa.

Why do lymphoid follicles proliferate?

As mentioned earlier, lymph follicles are actually the company that the human body uses to resist external stimuli and are the sentinels in the human body during peacetime. When there is an invasion by foreign enemies, the sentries patrolling outside will quickly return to the company headquarters. The company's strength will be strengthened and the number of sentries will increase. With our naked eyes, we can see small bump-like things on the posterior pharyngeal wall, even like a cobblestone road. This is lymph follicle hyperplasia.

There are many causes of hyperplasia of the posterior pharyngeal wall lymph follicles, including acute and chronic diseases, such as acute upper respiratory tract infection, chronic pharyngitis, allergic rhinitis, etc. Adults who smoke and drink for a long time may also have hyperplasia of lymph follicles.

3. Not all cases of retropharyngeal lymphoid follicle hyperplasia cause discomfort

Many children with retropharyngeal lymph follicle hyperplasia are diagnosed when they go to the hospital for treatment because of a foreign body sensation in the throat. Of course, there are also some children who do not have any symptoms. When they enter school, the school doctor examines them and finds that they have hyperplasia of the posterior pharyngeal lymph follicles.

Hyperplasia of lymphoid follicles on the posterior pharyngeal wall may cause discomfort in the pharynx, such as pain, foreign body sensation, and blockage.

This is because the pharynx is extremely rich in nerve innervation, with a variety of sensory nerves distributed there. This is why pressing the root of the tongue or touching the posterior wall of the pharynx with chopsticks will cause a feeling of nausea.

Why is it that some children have no feeling of lymph follicle hyperplasia while others feel it very obviously? This has a lot to do with the perception threshold of local sensory nerve endings caused by inflammation or external factors. Therefore, some children have very few follicles, but the symptoms are obvious; some children are found to have hyperplasia of lymph follicles on the posterior pharyngeal wall during physical examinations, but they do not feel any discomfort in the throat.

4. How to treat throat wall lymph follicle hyperplasia?

What should you do if you find that your child has hyperplasia of lymph follicles in the throat wall? If you ignore it, will it cause throat cancer or lymphoma?

Hyperplasia of the retropharyngeal wall lymphoid follicles is the body's response to external stimuli. It is usually a slow process, but it can also occur in acute upper respiratory tract infections. If the baby's pharyngeal discomfort is caused by hyperplasia of lymphoid follicles on the posterior pharyngeal wall, the key to treatment is to eliminate the cause and treat the symptoms. For example, children with rhinitis should actively treat the rhinitis, children with pharyngitis should treat the pharyngitis, and children with acute upper respiratory tract infection should take anti-cold medicines in time. At the same time, under the guidance of a doctor, they should be given throat-clearing medicines or lozenges. If the discomfort symptoms are particularly obvious, invasive treatments such as cauterization and cryotherapy can be adopted according to the doctor's judgment.

Babies who do not have any discomfort in the throat and only have hyperplasia of the lymph follicles in the posterior pharyngeal wall do not need treatment.

Therefore, as long as the baby does not feel any discomfort in the throat and whether there is lymph follicle hyperplasia or not, it will not affect the health of the body, let alone cause laryngeal cancer or lymphoma.