Angina in children under one year is extremely difficult. And the confusion of parents is aggravated by the fact that a baby can not tell what is bothering him. This disease in children up to one year causes mainly staphylococcus, adenovirus or streptococcus. Angina is a dangerous disease that must be treated immediately. If you have a sore throat in an infant, you should immediately call a doctor to avoid dangerous consequences, because children under one year of age have very little immunity.
Complications that can be in young children with angina
Allocate both early complications with angina and later. Complications of the early occur during the course of the disease and are usually caused by the spread of inflammation to tissues and organs (nearby). These are complications such as: sinusitis, peritonsillitis, purulent lymphadenitis of lymph nodes (regional), otitis media, tonsillogenic mediastinitis, paratonsillar abscess. Complications of late develop after a few weeks and have usually an infectious-allergic etiology (post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, rheumatic carditis, articular rheumatism).
How to determine what type of angina in a baby
In children up to one year, most often there is a viral sore throat. Clearly visible at the examination of the larynx are small shiny red vesicles, which are located along the edge of the sky. At the same time, the reddened tonsils are "striking", the tongue is covered. The heat rises even to 40 degrees. The child suffers from the urge to vomit. As a rule, such a sore throat is not of great danger.
With lacunar or purulent angina, the causative agent of which is streptococcus, the tonsils and the posterior skies are covered with white vesicles and strongly hyperemic. This type of sore throat is fraught with complications, so with all seriousness you need to approach its treatment.
If you see bright red tonsils and thick plaque (yellow, dirty gray, white) when examining the baby, call the doctor immediately. Since this can be a sign of diphtheria, infectious mononucleosis and other diseases that are treated in the hospital.
This disease can give a different clinical picture and flow in different ways. A child under one year with the appearance of angina sharply increases body temperature, increases submandibular and cervical lymph nodes, reddens the throat, enlarges the tonsils and has a plaque. And also the kid often holds his tummy, begins to cry, he has diarrhea, appetite disappears, because of the pain he refuses to eat.
How is angina treated in young children?
You should know that angina is a disease that can not be treated independently, especially when it comes to children up to a year. Even if the crumb is in a satisfactory state, the disease can be complicated by rheumatism, nephritis (kidney damage), carditis (cardiac damage). In addition, angina and other diseases can be masked. For example, scarlet fever, infectious mononucleosis, measles, so without the help of a specialist to treat this disease is very dangerous.
At the slightest suspicion of a sore throat from a baby, call a doctor immediately for a house. The sooner you call the doctor, the sooner he will examine the child. The doctor in such cases should assign some tests. This is an analysis of urine and blood to assess the severity of the disease and eliminate complications. And also a swab from the mouth and nose to exclude diphtheria.
In modern pediatrics, there are many drugs that help qualitatively and quickly cure angina in infants. The basic rule is strict adherence to all the recommendations of your doctor. In no case should you stop treatment, even if your baby is feeling better. Especially you can not reduce the amount of medications you take yourself. If the course of treatment is interrupted, it is possible to get a microbe resistant to drugs in the oropharynx. It can lead to repeated, even more severe infections. Along with medicamental treatment, doctors recommend additional measures that can be performed at home independently.