Diseases of children (pediatrics)

Diagnosis of angina and acute pharyngitis in children

In severe acute tonsillitis / tonsillopharyngitis and acute pharyngitis, and in cases of hospitalization, peripheral blood analysis is done, which in uncomplicated cases reveals leukocytosis, neutrophilia and shift of formula to the left with streptococcal etiology of the process and normal leukocytosis or a tendency to leukopenia and lymphocytosis in the viral etiology of the disease.

Symptoms of angina and acute pharyngitis in children

For acute tonsillitis / tonsillopharyngitis and acute pharyngitis is characterized by an acute onset, usually accompanied by a rise in body temperature and deterioration of the state, the appearance of pain in the throat, the refusal of young children from eating, malaise, lethargy, other signs of intoxication.

Causes of angina and acute pharyngitis in children

Age differences in the etiology of angina and acute pharyngitis. In the first 4-5 years of life, acute tonsillitis / tonsillopharyngitis and pharyngitis are mainly viral in nature and are caused most often by adenoviruses, in addition, the viruses of herpes simplex and enteroviruses Coxsackie can cause acute tonsillitis / tonsillopharyngitis and acute pharyngitis.

Acute tonsillitis (angina) and acute pharyngitis in children

Acute tonsillitis (tonsillitis), tonsillopharyngitis and acute pharyngitis are characterized by inflammation of one or more components of the lymphoid pharyngeal ring. For acute tonsillitis (angina), a typical acute inflammation of the lymphoid tissue is mainly palatine tonsils.

Rhinopharyngitis (rhinitis) in the child

Among the infections of the upper respiratory tract, acute rhinopharyngitis (rhinitis) accounts for about 70% of all upper respiratory tract diseases in children, and the incidence of episodes of acute rhinopharyngitis can reach 6-8 times a year in preschool children, at a later age the incidence of acute rhinopharyngitis decreases to 2-4 episodes a year.

SARS in children

Acute respiratory viral infections of ARVI in children occur in about 75% of all childhood diseases.

What causes anaphylactic shock in children?

Anaphylactoid reaction can appear after sharp cooling, great physical exertion, exposure to iodine-containing X-rays (in 0.1% of patients), dextran, vancomycin, vitamin B6, D-tubocurarine, captopril, acetylsalicylic acid. In recent years, there has been an increase in the incidence of idiopathic anaphylaxis.

Allergy to insects

Stinging insects belong to the Hymenoptera. Most often, severe systemic reactions occur on the stings of bees and wasps. Mosquito bites rarely cause severe allergic reactions, because they inject not the poison, but the secret of the salivary glands, which can cause a local allergic reaction. With an abundance of mosquitoes, midges, beetles, butterflies in summer, it is possible to inhale small insects or flake flanks, which can cause respiratory allergies.

Serum sickness

Serum sickness is a systemic immunopathological reaction to the introduction of parenteral foreign protein, serum of animals. It can appear both with repeated, and primary introduction of foreign serum.

Lyell's syndrome (toxic epidermal necrolysis) in children

Lyell's syndrome is one of the most severe lesions of the drug genesis. In children it is rare. It develops with the use of several drugs (antibiotics, sulfonamides, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticonvulsants), less often - blood and plasma transfusions. A certain role is played by hereditary predisposition.

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