Spots in the child's tongue may indicate the development of several diseases. This symptom is most often associated with a violation of the gastrointestinal tract or the development of fungal diseases. But this is not all the causes of spots on the tongue of a child.
What is it?
Healthy children in the oral cavity should not have inflammatory formations. The indicator of the normal state of the child is a pink tongue without plaque and erosion.
Uneven accumulation of food debris, microorganisms, exfoliated epithelium is already a sign of disorders in the body. When parents notice a white coating and spots on the child’s tongue, they should immediately contact a pediatrician and find out the reason for their appearance.
Whites
In young children who are not yet a year old, this symptom is most often associated with the development of thrush in the mouth. This fungal infection of the mucous membrane may be due to poor hygiene of the mother’s breast (if the baby is breastfed) or poor immunity.
Often, thrush occurs during or after taking antibiotics. Dysbacteriosis develops in the intestine and against its background, fungi multiply in the oral cavity.
Treatment of spots on the tongue in a child in case of thrush
Most often, the pediatrician prescribes to treat the baby's mouth with a weak soda solution. In this case, parents need to very carefully carry out this procedure with a dampened bandage so as not to injure the mucous membrane additionally.
And also this manipulation can be made with a solution of furatsilina. To prepare it, you need to crush one tablet into powder and mix with a glass of water. Then a swab made of bandage is impregnated in it, and the plaque is carefully removed.
If such measures did not help or if white spots on the child’s tongue appeared again, then you will have to take a course of taking antifungal drugs. Most often in this case Futsis DT is appointed.
Geographic
They are easy to identify in appearance. Most often, these are erosions of red color, having white outlines at the edges. Such spots can change shape, most often they have fuzzy edges. Because of this feature, they began to be called geographical.
The appearance of such spots in a child indicates hormonal disorders or digestive problems. And also a symptom may appear if worms are present in the body. According to most pediatricians, geographical spots do not need separate treatment. It is necessary to remove the cause of their appearance. The spots themselves do not bother children. They do not hurt or interfere with food intake.
How to be treated?
If the worms became the culprits of the spots, then it is necessary to conduct therapy that will help get rid of them. When pinworms are found, a Pirantel is often prescribed. It is available in the form of syrup or tablets. For the treatment of young children, it is better to use a suspension.
More dangerous helminthic infestations can be treated only with stronger drugs:
- Albemendazole
- Levamisole;
- "Mebendazole" and others.
Such drugs are taken according to a special scheme. Before using them, it is necessary to carry out special supportive therapy, because they are very toxic.
Children during this period should be given antihistamines, medications that support the liver, and one day after taking the antiparasitic drugs, Atox or Smecta.
Yellow
Such a plaque with spots on the tongue in a child indicates a malfunction in the gastrointestinal tract. Usually it has a yellow tint and practically does not clean.
The onset of this symptom is accompanied by halitosis. It remains even if the child brushes his teeth. Most often, plaque is associated with biliary dyskinesia or dysbiosis.
Such a symptom can occur against the background of poisoning with poor-quality products. Then he will be accompanied by vomiting and stool disorders. In this case, it is necessary to give the child a lot of liquid and adsorbents.
In the case of young children, it is better to seek medical help. In this state, they dehydrate very quickly, which is then very difficult to compensate for. Often, children under 3 years of age with poisoning end up in a hospital where they are given droppers.
In severe cases, when time is lost, children are taken by ambulance directly to the intensive care unit, where an intensive care course is carried out, which takes more than one day.
Yellow plaque treatment
Specific treatment of the oral cavity in this case also does not exist. It is necessary to eliminate the cause of the plaque. To do this, parents must diagnose the digestive tract of the child. Most often, ultrasound studies are used. If the cause was dyskinesia, then a set of measures will have to be applied. First of all, the child must adhere to a diet, you should not eat fried and fatty foods, and chocolate is completely prohibited.
Children with this diagnosis often need to be fed in small portions. Skipping meals is not recommended. Of the medications prescribed "Hofitol." This medication helps improve bile circulation.
The first few days with an exacerbation of the disease, it is necessary to give the child Mezim (a children's dosage) or the domestic Pancreatin before each meal. To improve liver function, the herbal preparation Karsil can be recommended. It will also help to remove bile in time.
Reds
An infectious disease can become a cause of spots on the tongue in a red child. Very often, the culprit is stomatitis or herpes infection. Such diseases are accompanied by fever and general intoxication of the body. In the oral cavity, including the tongue, painful formations of red color arise. Later, they may acquire a whitish hue. This condition of the mucosa requires immediate treatment.
And also a spot on the tip of the tongue in a child of scarlet color may indicate an allergic reaction. Parents should be very vigilant, because such a shade can be observed in babies after eating sweets with dyes. In this case, do not worry, but you can’t allow such products to be eaten.
If an allergic reaction occurs, it is urgent to give the child any antihistamine. It could be:
- Loratadine;
- "Eden";
- L-cet;
- "Fenistil" and others.
To remove toxins from the body, you need to use adsorbents. Pediatricians prescribe Atoxil or Smecta for children.
Stomatitis treatment
This disease is experienced by many parents. As a rule, it occurs at a young age, when the guys learn the world with the help of taste sensations and pull everything that comes to hand in their mouths.
Because of this, bacteria enter the mucous membrane, which cause the development of stomatitis. The kid becomes moody, his temperature rises, sometimes on a thermometer you can see indicators above 39 ° C. First, you can not see white spots on the tongue and mucous membrane of the mouth. They appear after a while. With stomatitis, children must be given antipyretic drugs to avoid the appearance of febrile seizures.
With the formation of erosion, it is necessary to immediately begin their treatment. First of all, wounds are treated with soda solution and furacilin. Then you need to apply special ointments. Very well among consumers recommended "Holosal". This drug not only fights pathogens, but also anesthetizes. With stomatitis, the child often complains of pain and cannot eat, 20 minutes after applying the ointment, you can try to feed the baby.
And also often pediatricians prescribe "Stomatidine". This solution needs to rinse the child's mouth. If the baby still cannot do it on his own, then he can wipe the wounds gently.
Scarlet fever
This is an infectious disease in which a child's tongue stains like a burn. In this case, specific treatment of the oral cavity is carried out using sprays, which are prescribed for tonsillitis.
Scarlet fever is an infectious disease, so the child should be isolated in a separate room. He needs to ensure bed rest and drink plenty of fluids.
Scarlet fever often gives complications to the heart and joints. Therefore, pediatricians always prescribe a course of antibiotics. Taking these medications can help you avoid dangerous complications. A child may experience sore throat and tongue while eating. In this case, it is better to switch to pureed dishes for a while, which will not need to be chewed.
Black and blue
Such spots on the child’s tongue (photo) are observed with several diseases. Blacks most often occur against the background of prolonged use of antibiotics.
In this case, pediatricians prescribe a long course of treatment with probiotics. The most commonly prescribed drugs are: Linex, Bio-Gaya, Entorezermina, Yogurt, etc.
They contribute to the normalization of microflora in the intestine. If this process is established, then the spots gradually disappear on their own.
Blue tongue indicates a disease of the heart system in children. The cause may be a congenital malformation or an acquired disease, which often occurs against the background of acute respiratory viral infections. In this case, you should immediately contact a cardiologist. He will prescribe a specific diagnosis and make a diagnosis. In this case, a favorable prognosis is more likely.
In severe diagnoses, surgical intervention may be necessary. In this case, parents should not panic and you must follow all the recommendations of the doctors. Now medicine is able to carry out such operations with minimally invasive methods without opening the chest.
Bald
Normally, the baby's tongue should have papillae - these are taste buds. If parents notice in certain areas that they have disappeared, then this may indicate an injury or burn.
Such wounds arise as a result of taking hazardous household products for cleaning and washing various surfaces. As well as red spots on the tongue of a child with "bald" patches may indicate injury. In this case, it is necessary to carry out oral hygiene so that stomatitis and various suppurations do not develop on these wounds.
Sometimes such symptoms may appear in a child for no apparent reason. Children can often injure their tongue when eaten. Such wounds are accompanied by soreness and redness. If they do not get an infection, then after a while they pass on their own.