Symptoms and treatment of acute pharyngitis

Acute pharyngitis is a common symptom. The occurrence of acute pharyngitis brings serious harm to the patient's body, so we must know some knowledge about acute pharyngitis, which will help us prevent and treat acute pharyngitis. We must know the symptoms of acute pharyngitis. Once we have symptoms of acute pharyngitis, we should seek treatment as soon as possible.

The symptoms of acute pharyngitis are quite obvious, so it is easy for us to identify it. There are many treatments for acute pharyngitis. We can use general treatments, local treatments, and anti-infection treatments.

Acute pharyngitis is an acute inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosal tissue and lymphatic tissue. It is most common in winter and spring and is usually caused by viruses or bacteria. Most of them are secondary to acute rhinitis, acute sinusitis, acute tonsillitis, and are often complications of infectious diseases such as measles, influenza, and scarlet fever. Catching cold, fatigue, long-term stimulation by chemical gases or dust, excessive smoking, etc., can reduce the body's resistance and these factors can easily lead to the occurrence of this disease.

The onset is acute. At the beginning, the throat is dry and burning, followed by pain. The pain worsens when swallowing and can radiate to the ears. Sometimes there is general discomfort, joint pain, headache, loss of appetite and fever to varying degrees. Examination showed diffuse congestion and swelling of the oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal mucosa, edema of the palatine arch and suspensory peduncle, redness and swelling of the posterior pharyngeal wall lymph follicles and lateral pharyngeal cords; there were yellow-white punctate exudates on the surface, and the mandibular lymph nodes were enlarged and tender. The body temperature may rise to 38°C, and the white blood cell count may be increased, normal, or decreased depending on the pathogen.

1. General treatment: Rest in bed, drink plenty of water, and can also be combined with Chinese herbal medicine. The above methods are very important for the early recovery of acute pharyngitis, but they are often ignored by patients and parents, resulting in prolonged illness or complications of other diseases. If sore throat affects the patient's ability to eat, intravenous fluids and nutritional supplements should be given. For those with severe sore throat or high body temperature, APC can be taken orally, 0.5 grams each time, or intramuscular injection of Antongding, Chaihu injection, etc.

2. Local treatment: take lysozyme tablets, domifen throat lozenges, iodine lozenges, etc.; gargle frequently with warm and light salt water; in the early stage of the disease, 1% iodine glycerin or 2% silver nitrate solution can be applied to the pharyngeal wall to help subside inflammation; nebulization or fumigation treatment, inhalation of medicinal gas, is effective for local inflammation and the patient also feels comfortable.

3. Anti-infection treatment: For those infected with viruses, antiviral drugs such as morphine, amantadine, interferon, etc. can be used; for those infected with bacteria, antibiotics and sulfonamides can be taken orally or injected. Traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect on both viral and bacterial infections.

Above we introduced what acute pharyngitis is. We know that the occurrence of acute pharyngitis brings harm to the patient's body, so we must know how to prevent and treat acute pharyngitis. Above we introduced in detail the symptoms of acute pharyngitis and the treatment methods of acute pharyngitis.