Stomatitis in a child's mouth: photo, treatment at home

The vagaries of the child for no apparent reason, refusal to eat, the appearance of redness and sores in the oral cavity, fever - these are all symptoms of stomatitis. For immediate help, the baby needs the correct diagnosis of the pathology. Features of the treatment of stomatitis in a child depend on the cause that caused it and the type of disease. But there are several common reasons for the development of ailments - this is non-compliance with hygiene standards, slight injury to the delicate mucous membrane and a weakened immune system.

Classification

There are several types of stomatitis.

The most common are:

1. Aphthous. Allergens, poor gastrointestinal tract function, and injuries of the oral mucosa can be its causes. It is not always possible to identify the exact causes of this disease. It often has a chronic form, most affects children from the age of six.
2. Herpetic. It causes its most common type of virus - herpes. In the body, it is often in a latent state, and when the immune system is weakened, it infects the body. Mostly sick children from one to three years.
3. Fungal (candidiasis). The causative agent is Candida. Breasts are infected from the mother, a white coating appears in the mouth, which is called thrush. Weak immunity of the baby and the absence of formed microflora in the oral cavity contribute to the onset of the disease, chronic forms are possible. The most vulnerable children to this disease are from birth to three years.
4. Traumatic. It develops against the background of various mechanical damage to the oral mucosa. What does stomatitis look like in children? Photos can be seen in the article.

General treatment approaches

If there are symptoms of stomatitis in children, you must consult a doctor, and at home, you should follow these rules:

• Allocate a separate towel, dishes, cutlery and toys to the patient. Minimize his communication with other children.
• With stomatitis in a child, observe oral hygiene: treat a mucous membrane of the oral cavity of a baby up to a year with napkins with an antiseptic, and rinse the mouth after a year with antiseptic solutions after meals. Select a toothbrush with soft bristles so as not to injure the gums and tongue.
• For diseases of newborns and infants, treat nipples, feeding bottles, dummies with an antiseptic.
• For pain relief use special sprays and gels.
• Food for stomatitis in a child should be gentle: have a temperature corresponding to body temperature, be neutral in taste and liquid consistency. At the same time, contain a sufficient amount of nutrients, minerals and vitamins.
• In the room of the sick baby, you need to regularly do wet cleaning, you should often ventilate the room.

Symptoms and treatment of fungal stomatitis

In the mouth on the affected areas there is a coating of white or gray, similar to a curd. The disease gives the baby pain, he is capricious, refuses food. In severe forms, the temperature rises to 40 degrees, there is an increase in lymph nodes. With mild, these symptoms are absent.

The disease begins with redness and bleeding of the mucous membrane. Then a plaque appears on the tongue, the inner surface of the lips, cheeks and gums, which later passes into the film. This type of stomatitis in children (photo below) is caused by fungi that multiply intensively in an acidic environment.

To reduce their number, the creation of an alkaline environment in the oral cavity will help. To do this, use a solution of drinking soda, which is prepared as follows: two teaspoons of the powder are diluted in a glass of boiled water. They treat the child's mouth up to six times a day. Aniline dye is sold in the pharmacy network for this purpose, a solution of 2% boric acid is also suitable. Antifungal creams and gels are applied to the damaged areas of stomatitis in the child’s mouth: Pimafucin, Clotrimazole, nystatin ointment. Use medicines should only be prescribed by a doctor who will determine the appropriate dosage according to the age of the child and its features. For older children, antifungal drugs are used orally: Diflucan, Fluconazole. To relieve heat, use antipyretic drugs.

Herpetic stomatitis, its treatment

An ailment of this type is determined by redness of the mucosa, which develops into vesicles. They burst, forming cracks and sores. The child's mouth appears dry, burning and itching. He begins to act up and eat poorly. In the acute form of the disease, fever and inflammation of the lymph nodes are possible. After healing, a marble pattern appears on the mucosa. Treatment of stomatitis in children (photo can be seen in the article) of mild to moderate degrees takes place at home.

In severe and recurrent forms, hospitalization is necessary. For treatment use:

• decoctions of herbs - sage and chamomile;
• Kalanchoe juice, propolis;
• pharmacy drug charges - "Evkar" and "Ingafitol";
• Zovirax ointment - used at the initial stage of the rash;
• painkillers - ointment "Stomatodin", tablets "Hexoral";
• Bonafton ointment, Carotolin oil solution, rosehip oil and sea buckthorn - for healing.

When using decoctions, they moisten gauze or cotton swabs with a solution and wipe the affected areas 3 to 5 times a day. Older children can independently rinse their mouths.

Treatment of aphthous stomatitis

Most often, the gums, tongue, inner sides of the cheeks and lips are affected. At first a round tumor appears, then it is damaged and becomes covered with a white or yellow membrane with a red rim around. When a secondary infection is made, the condition worsens. Heat is very rare. The child becomes drowsy, lethargic, refuses food.

The treatment of the disease depends on the cause that caused it. If there are symptoms of stomatitis in the child’s mouth, consult a doctor. Sores can be treated with any medication, as with other stomatitis: lugol, iodinol, boric acid solution.

Traumatic stomatitis

A bruise or swelling occurs in the injured area, then the mucous membrane becomes red and swollen. There is a sensation of pain, a small wound, sore or blister is formed. The first step is to eliminate the cause of the injury. With minor damage, the wound is treated with a solution of furatsilina, hydrogen peroxide or herbal infusions. With injuries, the damaged area is treated more seriously with anti-inflammatory drugs. For severe pain, pain medication is needed. For quick healing, rinse your mouth and make applications using healing agents.

Stomatitis in a two-year-old child

Stomatitis in a child at 2 years old is often herpetic. The kid begins to act up, refuses to eat, complains of pain in his mouth. When viewed on the mucous membrane, redness and a lot of vesicles of a small size are visible. With a mild form of the disease, the temperature can be low, it is easily lost by antipyretic tablets. The acute form of the disease gives a sharp rise in temperature, an increase in lymph nodes, numerous rashes appear in addition to the oral cavity on the wings of the nose and lips. Sometimes there is vomiting and headache. Bacterial stomatitis in children (see photo below) at this age also occurs. It is characterized by the appearance of painful sores of bright red color with a white center. Sometimes with careless handling of toys or a fall, the mucous membrane is damaged and traumatic stomatitis can develop. An ulcer appears after redness and swelling. It is urgent to take measures to prevent its inflammation.

The causative agents of stomatitis are viruses, bacteria, fungi and allergens. Moreover, it was found that carriers of the herpetic stomatitis virus is 95% of all people on the planet. All of them are carriers of this disease, but only those with weakened immunity get sick. Two-year-old children are very susceptible to the disease, since they still have a weak protective reaction of the body. For quick treatment of the disease, it is necessary to determine its cause. Only a doctor can handle this. And mom should notice the signs of the disease in time.

Treatment of a two year old child for stomatitis

The doctor prescribes antimicrobials, painkillers, vitamin complexes and a sparing diet to the child. For treatment use:

• Rinsing. At two years old, the child may well rinse his mouth, therefore, for the treatment of stomatitis in children at home, they use infusions of medicinal herbs that have an astringent, anti-inflammatory and healing effect. To do this, apply oak bark, calendula, chamomile, St. John's wort and sage. Raw materials are easy to obtain at the pharmacy. The infusion is prepared as follows: a tablespoon of grass is poured with a glass of water and insisted for at least an hour, the bark is about six hours. Filter the contents and rinse your mouth at least four times a day. The child may be capricious and refuse treatment, then you should moisten the swab with a solution and wipe the oral mucosa. Instead of herbs, a solution of baking soda is suitable: one teaspoon of powder per 200 ml of warm boiled water.
• Antiseptics. Rinsing the oral cavity is often carried out in the early days of the disease. Apply a solution of furatsilina (one tablet is dissolved in a glass of warm water) and potassium permanganate (pale pink solution).
• Painkillers. Ointments and gels of local action are used: Kalgel, Bebident, Holisal. As an anesthetic for stomatitis in children at home, they use cabbage or carrot juice. They lubricate the damaged oral mucosa, and rinse the juice with 1: 1 water to rinse.
• Antiviral. Used from the first symptoms of the disease, the following drugs are usually prescribed: Bonafton, Florenal, Tebrofen, Acyclovir.
• Wound healing. In order for the wounds to heal faster, they are lubricated with Solcoseryl ointment and fortified oily solutions, and you can also use Kalanchoe juice, propolis and sea buckthorn oil.

In addition to treatment, the child needs to provide proper nutrition. Prior to recovery, give food in pureed form. Exclude sweet and sour, the temperature of the food should be approximately 36 degrees. To provide a plentiful drink, it helps to remove the infection from the body and make up for the lack of water in the body. Do not forget about vitamins.

Stomatitis in infants

Far from a rare question of parents - how to treat stomatitis in children up to a year? This is a common disease among infants, but difficult to diagnose in the early stages. For parents, the most important thing is to notice the onset of the disease, because the baby can only cry and restless behavior that he is ill. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the following symptoms:

• the appearance in the oral cavity of white plaque or sores that cause pain (their shape and color depend on the type of disease);
• refusal of the child from the chest and the bottle due to pain in the mouth;
• fever, it does not happen with all forms of stomatitis;
• redness and swelling of the gums;
• bleeding of the mucosa when removing plaque;
• bad breath;
• increased salivation.

Stomatitis in babies can be caused by the following reasons:

• various types of infection - viral, bacterial, fungal;
• undeveloped immune system;
• various serious diseases - endocrine system diseases, HIV, diabetes mellitus;
• consequences of antibiotic treatment;
• poor oral care;
• infection during childbirth from an infected mother;
• genetic predisposition;
• non-compliance with the rules for sterilization of nipples, bottles, toys;
• lack of general hygiene in the home.

The disease most often occurs due to a weak immune system, a lack of essential vitamins and minerals in the body, the presence of other viruses and any overload of the nervous system.

Pathogens of stomatitis and diagnosis in children up to a year

Depending on the pathogen that caused the disease stomatitis in infants, it can be of the following types:

• Herpetic. This virus most often affects children from a year to three years.
• Aphthous. It can appear in babies as a result of a lack of vitamins, food allergies, a genetic predisposition, overwork, emotional stress.
• Candidiasis. This is the most common form of stomatitis in children in the mouth (photo below) under the age of one year, called thrush. The causative agent is the fungus Candida, which is present in the body of almost every person, so it is difficult to protect the baby from this infection.
• Allergic. Appears as a result of an allergic reaction of the body to various allergens: food, medicine, polluted air.

What type of stomatitis and what treatment to prescribe, in each case, the doctor understands. The task of parents is to notice the disease on time and seek medical help. For proper diagnosis, the doctor prescribes the following tests:

• smear from the oral mucosa;
• blood analysis.

In severe cases of the disease, the patient is referred for consultation with specialists: an allergist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist.

Treatment of stomatitis in infants

To eliminate the disease, several groups of drugs are used that are designed for different purposes and are used in combination, taking into account the shape and type of the pathogen of stomatitis:

1. Antiviral. Used in the treatment of stomatitis in the mouth in children caused by a viral infection. For infants, ointments with an antiviral effect are often prescribed: oxolinic (applied two to three times a day), tebrofenic (smeared 3-4 times a day), Acyclovir (used every eight hours, but no more than 3 times a day).
2. Antifungal. Assign: "Candide" (a clear, colorless liquid), "Nystatin" (drops or suspension on a water basis), "Levorin" (aqueous suspension).
3. Painkillers. To relieve unpleasant painful sensations so that the baby can eat safely, they write: “Propolis” - spray, apply up to five times a day, “Kamistad” - gel is used no more than three times a day, has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Not recommended for infants up to three months.
4. Healing. To accelerate the healing of damaged mucosa, infants are prescribed ointment "Solcoseryl".
5. Means of traditional medicine. To treat stomatitis in children at home, soda solution is used to heal wounds and restore the mucosa to help medications. To do this, dissolve one teaspoon of the powder in a glass of warm boiled water and gently wipe the mouth with a gauze swab. Wounds can be treated with infusion of calendula or blueberries.

When treating stomatitis in babies, it is necessary to treat toys with boiling water, monitor the cleanliness of the oral cavity, strengthen the body's defenses, give vitamins.

Fast treatment of stomatitis in children at home

As noted earlier, the causative agents of stomatitis are fungi, viruses or bacteria, which are combated in various ways. Therefore, without examining a doctor and laboratory tests for bacterial culture, herpes and candidiasis, taking a smear from a child, you can not do. It is impossible to independently determine and choose how to treat the disease. At home, it is enough to correctly follow all the doctor's recommendations after an accurate diagnosis of the child. All types of the disease are characterized by severe pain at the site of ulcers and cracks. However, in the treatment of stomatitis in children at home, it is necessary not only to reduce pain, but also to reduce the duration of the disease. You need to try not to let the infection spread over large areas and go deep. To do this, you must clearly follow all the instructions of the attending physician, carefully carry out the prescribed procedures, strictly observe hygiene. For a quick recovery, an important role is played by good nutrition. With all the recommendations, the disease will quickly recede.

Stomatitis in children: reviews

This disease is very common, so there are a lot of reviews on the Internet. Here is some of them:

1. After suffering herpetic stomatitis, the treatment of which was successful, only traces of wounds in the tongue remained. In the future, following acute respiratory viral infections in the oral cavity, every time red spots grow around in a circle with white bloom, then they are tightened with a film, saliva appears, the disease returns again.
2. Often use folk remedies in conjunction with medicines. With a mild form of stomatitis, a solution of furatsilin, infusion of chamomile, sage, oak bark is used to clean the oral cavity, and then lubricate with oxolin ointment.
3. Some parents use the drug "Vinylinum", otherwise it is called Shostakovsky balm. It has an antimicrobial and wound healing effect. When using, allergic reactions can occur, therefore, you should observe the child during treatment. It should be noted that the drug is intended for children after 14 years.

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