Fungal infection in the throat of children

Fungal infection quite often occurs in the throat of children. Yeast-like fungi( Candida) are quite widespread in the environment. The main pathogens of diseases of the oral mucosa are: Candida Krusei and other certain types of fungi, which are normal saprophytes of the human body. Only under certain conditions they can acquire pathogenic properties and cause a pathological process. A special role in the pathogenesis of the disease belongs to the weakened resistance of the organism. This birth trauma, malnutrition, acute infectious diseases.

What are the most common fungal infections in the children's throat?

Most often in the throat of children develops a fungal disease, like thrush. Children often find a fungus in the mouth immediately after birth. In such cases, children with fungal infection become infected through the birth canal. There are three forms of this fungal disease: mild, moderate and severe. When infecting such a fungus in children on the oral mucosa formed a plaque, which looks like curdled grains. They can be white, gray and yellowish in color. In this foamy plaque can be removed from the mucosa, and the filmy is removed with difficulty, since it densely coalesces with the epithelium.

With a mild form of candidiasis in the throat, children develop plaque and are located only in restricted areas of the mucosa. The disease lasts for 7 days and does not cause a relapse.

In case of moderate form, the fungal infection manifests itself in the form of a curdled and filmy plaque in the throat of children, hyperemia is noted. After trying to remove the plaque on the oral mucosa, there is a bleeding surface. Even in the treatment of such a disease lasts up to 15 days, there may be relapses.

Severe form of candidiasis in children: a filmy coating that envelops the entire oral mucosa. In the corners of the mouth formed jam. When removing the plaque, only a small part of it is removed, the bulk remains - it is firmly welded to the mucous membrane. Combine a severe form of the disease can with the defeat of the bronchi, bladder, skin, nails and other organs.

Based on scraping studies using a microscope and finding a mycelium of fungi or spores, a diagnosis is established. Also, children in the oral cavity can be noted and chronic fungal diseases in the form of seizures, fungal glossitis.

Mycotic conjugation occurs in children aged 4-5 years, in most cases in children with early tooth caries. Marked in the corners of the mouth are cracks, which are covered with white coating, around the skin becomes denser. A child with such a fungal disease is hard to open his mouth, as it is painful and blood trickles from the cracks.

In chronic fungal glossitis, children complain of burning tongue and dry mouth. The tongue can be with a cyanotic shade, hyperemic. It is covered with a coating in the form of a milky film with a mesh. In the areas of the tongue, a horny epithelium is formed. When they are removed in the language remains a film( bleeding) of the plaque.

Also in fungal diseases of the throat in children is fungal angina. There is a fungal infection of the throat in the form of angina. Appears raid in the form of cottage cheese, white or yellow, which rises above the mucous membrane of the mouth. It is easily removed and leaves no damage to the mucosa. Almost no increase in lymph nodes. The disease is diagnosed and the cause of the disease is restored. Proceeding from the cause, appropriate treatment of this disease is prescribed.

For the treatment of candidal stomatitis of light form, multiple application of solutions that alkalize the oral cavity is sufficient. For example, 25% solution of baking soda, 10-20% borax solution, 1% solutions( aqueous) aniline dyes, iodinol. With moderate stomatitis, along with an alkaline indication, the use of antifungal ointments is shown. It is levorinic( 5%), nystatin( 5%), clotrimazole or sanguirithrin( 1%), decamine( 0.5%) ointments that are applied for 10 days 3-4 times a day.

In severe cases, it is recommended that, in addition to the above treatment methods, use antifungal drugs inside. This is levorin, nystatin, dekamine, in the dosages indicated in the instructions. The course of treatment up to 2 weeks.

If you have fungal diseases in your throat, your child should immediately seek help from a specialist.