What pharyngitis is, its types and symptomes. General treatment principles

Symptoms and treatment of pharyngitis in children and adults

Pharyngitis is an inflammatory process of the mucous membrane of the throat, characterized by specific symptoms. It can occur in acute and chronic form, has different types. It is necessary to know the symptoms of pharyngitis in adults and children in order to timely diagnose the disease and start treatment.

Main symptoms of pharyngitis

The most striking sign of the disease is pain in the throat, which becomes especially intense when swallowing even liquids. Also noted:

• increased body temperature;
• a lump in the throat;
• increased fatigue and weakness.

Painful, uncomfortable sensations in the ears are often present. Another important sign is a cough with the release of a small amount of sputum. This symptom is characteristic of chronic pharyngitis, and sputum is constantly present on the back wall of the throat - the patient swallows it, and this leads to even greater irritation of the mucous membrane.

When examining the patient's throat, the doctor can differentiate types of inflammatory process:

• granular pharyngitis – small bumps form on the back wall of the throat, the surface of the mucous membrane is red;
• acute - the throat is red, there is a slight whitish coating;
• chronic – the mucous membrane is loose, slightly reddish, there may be isolated rashes;
• atrophic - the mucous membrane is thinned, it can be grayish-white in color.

Treatment of pharyngitis in children and adults

If the inflammation of the throat is mild and the general well-being of the patient remains unchanged, then minimal therapeutic measures will be sufficient. For example, inhalations for pharyngitis without raising body temperature, gargling with decoctions of medicinal herbs and a solution of baking soda. Recommendations for the treatment of inflammation of the throat of various types:

1. How to cure granulosa pharyngitis. With such inflammation, the body temperature is always high. Therefore, initially the patient is given symptomatic therapy - antipyretics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed. At the same time, local treatment is carried out - irrigation of the mucous membrane, lubrication with antiseptic agents, rinsing.
2. Acute pharyngitis. It always develops aggressively. The patient complains of unbearable pain in the throat, paroxysmal cough, high body temperature. It is advisable to immediately prescribe intensive therapy for such a disease. Antibiotics for acute pharyngitis are the only effective prescription.
3. How to treat chronic pharyngitis. Drug therapy is prescribed only in periods of exacerbation of the pathology. During remission, the patient needs to take preventive measures - periodically gargle with a decoction of chamomile or sage, take vitamins, drink tea with viburnum and raspberries. With competent prevention, exacerbations occur extremely rarely.
4. Treatment of pharyngitis in children takes place without prescribing antibiotics. At this age, the inflammation has an acute nature, but proceeds in a mild degree. Normal inhalations (if there is no elevated temperature), rinsing and treatment of the mucous membrane with antiseptic solutions normalize the child's condition literally on the second or third day.

Many are interested in how to treat a cough with pharyngitis in adults. This sign often indicates a chronic inflammatory process, so the treatment will be long. The most effective tablets and lozenges are Pharyngosept, Strepsils, and Septolete. Lugol spray helps relieve pain and relieve cough at the same time.

There are a number of types of pharyngitis that require hospital treatment. For example, if the cause of inflammation of the throat was caused by viruses. In this case, it is necessary to conduct a laboratory examination of a smear from the mucous membrane of the throat. This will help identify the actual causative agent of the pathology and prescribe appropriate therapy. Means for the treatment of viral pharyngitis are selected individually. Treatment lasts 15–21 days. These are antibacterial drugs, so it is necessary to monitor the condition of the intestinal microflora.

Possible complications

The most frequent complication is the transformation of an acute form of pharyngitis into a chronic one. But if the signs of the disease are ignored and competent therapy is not carried out, then the development is possible:

• extralaryngeal abscess - often diagnosed if the throat with atrophic pharyngitis was not treated with antiseptics and did not recover after an exacerbation of the disease;
• laryngitis;
• chronic bronchitis;
• rheumatism of the joints - a complication of viral pharyngitis;
• tracheitis.

All data on the variants of the course of inflammation of the throat, on the differences between subatrophic pharyngitis and other types of the disease can be obtained on our website https://dobrobut.com/.

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