Pharyngitis

Pharyngitis is an inflammatory disease of the pharynx that occurs with damage to the mucous membrane and regional lymph nodes. Most often it has an infectious origin. Sometimes the development of pharyngitis is promoted by various professions (teacher, singer, announcer).

reasons
Infections affecting the upper respiratory tract
Fungus
Bacterial flora
Allergy
Injuries
Frequent colds
Reduced immunity
Stress
Professional Features
Chronic and acute tonsillitis
symptoms
There are several forms of pharyngitis – catarrhal, hypertrophy, atrophy. The symptoms of pharyngitis are diverse and polymorphic, but a characteristic symptom in all forms of pharyngitis is pain and discomfort when swallowing. Patients may complain of dryness and burning, tickling, tickling in the throat, a feeling of a foreign body – a lump in the throat. With acute pharyngitis, symptoms of fever, headache, weakness, malaise, muscle pain may appear, the temperature usually rises very slightly. With purulent and catarrhal angina, the same symptoms appear, but with a more pronounced pain syndrome. When examining the oral cavity, the back wall of the pharynx is hyperemic, edematous, the follicles of lymphoid tissue are enlarged. If a sore throat is accompanied by a cough, there may also be dilated blood vessels on the back wall due to a strained cough.

diagnostics
Interview and examination by an otorhinolaryngologist
General blood test
General urine analysis
Differential diagnosis with other infectious diseases (angina, whooping cough, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles and others)
treatment
The treatment is comprehensive, aimed at reducing the symptoms of intoxication, inflammation in the pharynx, pain syndrome and eliminating the cause – antiviral treatment, taking antibiotics, immunomodulators and vitamin therapy. The patient is shown a voice mode – a ban on talking for five days. Oral rinsing with antiseptic solutions, irrigation with aerosols with analgesic effect (Hexoral, Stopangin) are prescribed, antihistamines are prescribed for allergic pharyngitis.

With chronic pharyngitis, it is necessary to sanitize chronic foci of infection, treatment of the underlying disease. With hyperplasia of the pharyngeal mucosa, cauterization, cryodestruction or laser coagulation is necessary.

With atrophic pharyngitis, treatment is also symptomatic, aimed at moistening the mucosa with Lugol solution, the use of alkaline and oil inhalations, diagnosis of endocrinological status – with this type of pharyngitis, hormonal disorders are possible.

Diet therapy is also prescribed during the acute period – the patient is prohibited from everything sharp, hot, pickled. The food should be chemically and mechanically gentle, the use of rough unprocessed food is excluded. Smoked meats and cold foods are also excluded – ice cream, soda, teas. Products should be rich in vitamins of group A and E. Alcohol intake and cigarette smoking are strictly prohibited. The patient is allowed to drink copious amounts (temperature 38-40 degrees) – compotes, fruit drinks. You can make a warming compress on the throat, tie a scarf.

COMPLICATIONS
Tonsillitis (sore throat)
Peritonsillar, pharyngeal abscess
Otitis media – inflammation of the middle ear
Phlegmon
Laryngitis
Regional lymphadenitis
Disorder of salivary gland function
Autoimmune diseases
Rheumatism
Myocarditis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Glomerulonephritis
PREVENTION
Hardening of the body
Giving up bad habits
Preventive reception of immunomodulators
Humidification of indoor air, regular wet cleaning
Sanitation of carious teeth
Treatment of chronic foci of infection

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