Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Acute Pharyngitis

Overview of acute pharyngitis (acute pharyngitis) is the pharyngeal mucosa. and spread submucosal lymphoid tissue and acute inflammation, often secondary to acute rhinitis or after tonsillectomy or acute upper respiratory tract infection is a part. Often to the systemic diseases or partial performance of acute communicable diseases for prodromal symptoms. Cause pathogenesis often catch cold, fatigue, excessive tobacco and alcohol to the general and local resistance decreased take advantage of pathogenic microorganisms caused the disease. Malnutrition, chronic heart, kidney, bone diseases, living and working environment is poor, regular contact with the heat, dust, stimulate the harmful gases Meng Yi sorrow of the disease. Pathogenic microorganisms mainly hemolytic streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis, influenza bacilli and viruses. Clinical manifestations of clinical manifestations rapid onset, at the beginning of dry throat, burning, followed pain, dysphagia aggravating. Radiation can to ear. Sometimes general malaise, joint acid difficulties, headaches, loss of appetite, and with different degrees of heat. Inspection oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal mucosa diffuse congestion, swelling, palatal and vertical hanging obstruct edema and posterior pharyngeal lymphoid follicles and red bands; yellow, white surface point exudation, mandibular lymphadenopathy and tenderness. The body temperature can rise to 38 ° C, according to the different pathogenic WBC may increase or decrease to normal. According to the diagnosis attacks and throat pain, pharyngeal mucosa diffuse congestion, the disease is not difficult to diagnose. Certain acute infectious diseases (such as measles, scarlet fever, influenza and whooping cough, etc.) prodromal period of acute pharyngitis similar symptoms and signs, it should be noted differential. For child patients should pay attention to mouth the buccal mucosa and skin, to prevent misdiagnosis. Treatment (1) or symptomatic treatment and open stool, the water. (2) fever of antibiotics and sulfa drugs and antiviral drugs (such as morpholine - guanidine and the Golden amines, the virus Hope). (3) a partial available : 5000 Nitrofurazone fluid compound borax Gargle, Du fun, wash it too, mint tablets or iodine tablets containing, hormones or antibiotics plus aerosol inhalation. (4) TCM treatment : Chilliness heavy, light fever, sweat-free, floating veins were available Mahuangtang Oral. Fever heavy, light Chilliness also have yinqiaosan intake into the body, can also be used Niuhuangjiedu pills, anti-inflammatory pill detoxification, Oral Liushen Pill. Local BINGPENGSAN POWDER BY available or Xileisan were carried into the pharynx. Acupuncture cheek car, he-gu, or less for mandibular angle closure will enable dissipated inflammatory and analgesic effects of a long.

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