Sore throat is a common symptom, in this case, ordinary people usually feel that it may be a cold caused by throat inflammation, or tonsil inflammation, many people will choose to take their own medicine. It is true that sore throat symptoms occur with pharyngitis and tonsillitis, but if the cause and effect are reversed, it is a big mistake to treat sore throat or tonsillitis as pharyngitis or tonsillitis. Because, sore throat can also be a sign of a serious disease. Let's analyze it for you now.
Laryngitis, a common symptom is to feel that there is a foreign body in the throat, want to vomit, but can not spit out something, itchy throat, accompanied by pain, and worse when swallowing, at the same time, there will be increased saliva, and hoarseness. Patients with chronic pharyngitis may also experience headaches, dizziness, fatigue, hoarseness, sore throat, easy nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, talk more or eat irritating foods, and the symptoms are significantly worsened. On examination, the pharyngeal mucosa is diffusely hyperemic, the mucous membrane is thickened, or a protruding granular lymphatic follicle appears.
Tonsillitis can cause sore throat after a cold or exertion, accompanied by chills, fever, and headache. Because the tonsils are located at the intersection of the digestive tract and the respiratory tract, there is a large amount of lymphoid tissue in the mucous membrane, which is an important immune organ, and when the body's immunity declines or encounters infection, it will cause tonsillitis, and it will also spread to the surrounding organs, causing pharyngitis, tracheitis, rhinitis, pneumonia, and even induce chronic nephritis, arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, therefore, timely and thorough treatment is needed. If tonsillitis does not heal for a long time, resection is required if necessary.
Sore throat with fever usually requires a blood routine examination and an ENT consultation to confirm the cause in a timely manner. It should be noted that sore throat may be a manifestation of certain infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, characterized by fever, laryngitis, a diffuse bright red rash throughout the body, pharyngeal hyperemia, and the presence of pseudomembranes. Sore throat may also be a manifestation of a serious disease, such as leukemia angina, sore throat and fever in the early stages of the disease, enlarged tonsils, covering the white membrane, and abnormal markers related to leukemia on blood tests. In addition, subacute thyroiditis also develops sore throat, which radiates to the surroundings and is aggravated when chewed or swallowed, accompanied by abnormal manifestations of thyroid function.
In case of sore throat, the emergency that requires attention is epiglottitis, which is characterized by high degrees of edema due to acute inflammatory lesions. The position of the epiglottis, located at the entrance of the laryngeal cavity, is connected to the trachea below, and the edema of this part is equivalent to strangling the life-sustaining gas channel, which will cause the living person to be strangled to death. Therefore, it is necessary to identify in time and pay close attention to treatment.
Acute epiglottitis, usually infection, trauma, allergies, etc. cause inflammation to spread, invade the epiglottous mucosa, cause inflammation, and lead to edema. Acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis and other diseases are all risk factors for acute epiglottitis. Seeing this, everyone should be able to understand that sore throat is not a trivial matter. Acute epiglottitis, typically manifested by sore throat, vague pronunciation, dysphagia, and dyspnea, may be accompanied by high fever, chills, general malaise, and loss of appetite.
When sore throat, if accompanied by 5 symptoms, it is necessary to pay great attention to it and be vigilant against epiglottitis. The first is a sudden sore throat, which develops rapidly within a few hours and feels pain behind the ear when swallowed. Second, the sore throat is severe, and it feels difficult to swallow saliva. The third is to speak vaguely. Fourth, there is panic, sweating, and holding your breath. Fifth, the sore throat is pronounced, but there is no significant swelling of the tonsils. Acute epiglottitis needs timely treatment to prevent respiratory obstruction, especially in young children, lack of expression ability, parents should carefully observe. In an emergency, a tracheostomy is required to prevent suffocation. Finally, once again remind everyone that sore throat is not a trivial matter, it is necessary to diagnose the cause in time, be vigilant and identify acute epiglottitis, especially should pay attention to the changes in the condition of young children, so as not to delay treatment.
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