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A clinical picture of acute rhinitis or rhinopharyngitis (nasopharyngitis) is typical. The incubation period is usually 2-4 days. The disease begins with nasal congestion, nasal breathing, then there is rhinorrhea, coughing and sneezing. A night cough is possible, usually at the beginning of the night. Such a cough occurs due to the flow of mucus in the back wall of the pharynx, the so-called drip-syndrome.
Depending on the type of pathogen and the characteristics of the child's reactivity, rhinopharyngitis (rhinitis) may be accompanied by a febrile reaction. Other common symptoms are: congestion and swelling of the mucous throat in the region of the posterior pharyngeal wall, some soreness in swallowing, which sometimes causes the child or teenager to refuse eating and even the urge to vomit. Mark a general malaise and cough due to irritation and dryness of the mucous membrane of the pharynx when breathing through the mouth.
In children of the first year of life, acute rhinopharyngitis (rhinitis) can be severe enough due to the narrowness of the nasal passages and the small vertical size of the nasal cavity. This leads to a marked violation of nasal breathing, the appearance of dyspnea, anxiety, refusal to suck, the appearance of regurgitation, which gives rise to the possibility of aspiration. With adenovirus infection, rhinopharyngitis is often accompanied by conjunctivitis.
The average duration of the common cold in uncomplicated cases is 5-10 days. Usually on the 3-5th day, the discharge from the nose becomes mucopurulent. Nasal breathing improves, the discharge from the nose gradually decreases and recovery comes.
With mycoplasmal and chlamydial etiology, the disease tends to protracted course, more than 2 weeks, and is often accompanied by the development of tracheitis and / or bronchitis.
Complications of rhinopharyngitis (rhinitis) in the child
- Attachment of bacterial infection, usually caused by microflora, colonizing the upper respiratory tract, with the development of sinusitis, bronchitis. Acute otitis media, pneumonia.
- Exacerbation of chronic pulmonary pathology: decompensation of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, etc.
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