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Treatment of children's stomatitis in Kharkiv

Stomatitis is an infection of oral cavity when oral membranous lining irritates and inflames. Pediatric stomatitis manifests in different ways, depending on the causes of infection contamination.

What are the signs of pediatric stomatitis?

In case of children under a year, stomatitis develops because of incomplete or weak (compared to adults) immunity, expressed sucking reflex and thin oral mucous lining. In this age babies examine everything by tasting which results in instant traumas and scratches in mouth. Pathogenic flora starts to develop actively in these wounds causing the disease.

Tongue stomatitis in elder children can be frequently caused by occlusion abnormality and dental overcrowding, too hot or too cold food. The disease can often develop in the setting of ARVI and other respiratory infections when normal operation of respiratory system is malfunctioned anв the immunity is weakened.

The signs of pediatric stomatitis depend on pathogen causing the infection.

Based on this, the doctors identify the following types of disease:

  • mycotic stomatitis in children – it develops because of Candida fungus. It is characterised by occurrence of white mould of the tongue and bad breath. Infection causes severe trouble, nursing infant can refuse from food;
  • herpetic stomatitis in children is caused by herpesvirus. The main symptoms are the following: occurrence of aphthaes (they can be filled with liquid), general weakness, headache. Muscle ache is possible;
  • aphthous stomatitis is another kind of disease characterised by occurrence of one mouth sore covered by off-white or yellowish deposit. Bright-red inflammation usually develops around the injury.

The infection can also occur for more specific reasons: for instance, as a consequence of X-ray or chemotherapy.

Danger of pediatric stomatitis

Oral mucous membrane inflammation often results in the fact that babies refuse to eat, lose weight, become whining and naughty.

But the disease is also dangerous for the reason that it often results in extension of inflammation to adjacent tissues and can cause the following:

In order to prevent the development of complications, it is necessary to select adequate treatment of stomatitis for a child.

Pain treatment of pediatric stomatitis

Mouth ulcers cause strong discomfort: a patient cannot drink and eat normally, has constant burning sensation. In order to control unpleasant symptoms, local antiseptics and anaesthetics are applied. One of the most famous "recipes" is the following: usage of pyoktanin in case of stomatitis. Its solution is used either locally to treat the ulcers or for mouthwash.

But self-treatment is dangerous. Advanced form of stomatitis results in severe fever and can cause the development of serious diseases. The best solution is to visit a doctor who will diagnosticate the infection, establish the cause of its occurrence and advise how to treat pediatric stomatitis as fast as possible.

Duration of pediatric stomatitis

Recovery rate depends on the causes of disease and general state of a patient. Domiciliary treatment can take more than a month and still result in serious complications. Treatment of pediatric stomatitis under the control of experience pediatrician lasts not more than 7-10 days and enables achieving complete health recovery.

What doctor treats pediatric stomatitis?

Children's doctor pediatrician can diagnosticate and treat the pathology. For this purpose, you can make an appointment by calling at the contact phone number of medical centre "ON Clinic Kharkiv ".

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