In pediatrics, vulvitis is often found in girls. Symptoms, diagnosis may vary. Even newborn babies are prone to illness. This is influenced by a variety of reasons.
Causes of vulvitis in children
The most common cause of the development of vulvitis in children is non-compliance with hygiene rules. The remains of feces, dirt can irritate the vaginal mucosa. Allergic vulvitis often appears from the use of soaps, foams, creams, powders, as these products may contain artificial colors, bioadditives. These elements negatively affect the external genitalia, which provokes the development of pathology.
Thus, vulvitis appears due to insufficient or excessive hygiene. Diaper dermatitis can affect young children.
There are other reasons for the development of vulvitis. For example, endocrine and respiratory diseases, helminthic infestations, tonsillitis, the use of antibiotics.
Infectious vulvitis and vulvovaginitis in girls may appear due to pathogenic microflora. The disease manifests itself, for example, when the immune system is weakened. This pathology can cause foreign objects that enter the vagina.
Symptoms of vulvitis in children
Often young children are not able to tell clearly that they noticed unnatural manifestations in the body, and older girls are embarrassed to talk about it. But the child feels the following symptoms:
- itching
- burning;
- pain in the vulva.
These signs are pronounced. Sensations increase when walking and after going to the toilet. Discharge may occur, fever.
Visually noticeable vulvitis in girls. Symptoms in children are manifested as follows:
- swelling appears on the genitals;
- labia redden;
- a rash appears.
Doctor's help is required when symptoms of the disease appear. A dangerous disease is vulvitis in a child. Treatment is required immediately. Otherwise, the pathology becomes chronic, with serious complications.
Complications in 2-year-old children due to vulvitis
If vulvitis appeared in a child, treatment was not provided, then children may develop ulcers. This is a severe inflammation. Because of it, pathological processes occur in the tissues of the labia that lead to their fusion. It is very important to take the girl to the gynecologist on time.
Factors contributing to the disease
There are several more factors that affect the development of pathology. It:
- poor personal hygiene ;
- the use of pads, tampons, dense clothing, coarse linen that injure the mucous membrane;
- the use of antibiotics;
- pathology of the ovaries;
- hormonal imbalance;
- diabetes;
- chemotherapy.
Diagnosis of vulvitis
Before determining a method for treating vulvitis in girls, the doctor must carry out a diagnosis. The specialist finds out the true cause of the development of the disease of the genital organs. To do this, he learns about the patient’s complaints, carries out the following examinations:
- Analysis of urine;
- general blood analysis;
- swabs of vaginal discharge.
Candidiasis vulvitis, its treatment
Vulvitis can develop due to damage to the child's body by Candida fungi. They are able to infect the baby during childbirth. Therefore, the expectant mother should do examinations, take tests, so that the fungus is detected in advance. When candidal vulvitis appears in a child, treatment is carried out with local drugs that eliminate fungi. At the same time, herbs are used in the complex.
It is recommended to wash children with decoctions of oak bark, chamomile, celandine. These herbs are antiseptics that stop the development of fungi, their reproduction. If the baby is intolerant to certain herbs, you need to be careful. It is best to treat vulvovaginitis in a child under the supervision of a doctor.
Adhesive vulvitis treatment
Adhesive vulvitis is a form of the disease when the child's labia begin to fuse. Pathology can appear when the disease is in a neglected form. The first symptom is slow urination.
The doctor reveals the disease when examining the genitals. In this case, the labia minora are connected, leaving a small hole. Most often, when a girl begins to mature, the pathology goes away on her own. Surgery is rarely required.
Allergic vulvitis
Allergic vulvitis manifests itself in the same way as its other types. The cause of the pathology is intolerance to certain foods or tissues. From this, the child has an allergy. In some cases, the disease is difficult, as there is a malaise, the temperature rises.
In order to get rid of such vulvitis, it is necessary to eliminate the cause of its occurrence. Otherwise, other diseases may appear.
How to treat the disease?
Treatment of vulvovaginitis in a child is carried out in a complex. When medications are taken, the condition improves, the inflammation subsides. For girls over 2 years old, doctors advise bed rest. Ointments for chronic and acute forms of pathology are prescribed. The genitals are treated as directed by a specialist.
Treatment of vulvitis in children 4-10 years old should be carried out carefully, as the girl may experience severe discomfort, embarrassment. You can not independently determine the choice of ointment or other means, everything needs to be agreed with the doctor. It is recommended to wash the genitals with decoctions. Wipe with a towel carefully so as not to irritate the skin, it would be better if after the procedure the affected areas get wet with a cloth, grease with ointment.
In girls after 2 years, hormonal changes begin, which leads to changes in the flora. Children cease to be so prone to vulvitis. This pathology is rare in adult women.
Medicinal herbs for internal use
If the child develops vulvitis, treatment with folk remedies shows high efficiency. For this, herbs are used for internal use. It:
- Infusion made from perforated hypericum. To prepare, pour a tablespoon of herbs with 1 cup boiling water. The mixture should stand for an hour. The resulting filtered broth, the child should drink three times a day in 1/4 cup.
- Broth from viburnum. To prepare it, use 1 tablespoon of dried flowers of viburnum. They are poured with a glass of water. Keep should be about 10 minutes in a water bath. The broth is filtered. You need to drink one tablespoon 3 times a day.
- Nettle juice. It is consumed 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. To get the juice, just squeeze the leaves of the grass.
- White acacia. To improve the patient's condition, chew the flowers and swallow the juice.
Folk remedies
There are other folk methods:
- Various herbs are used, which are poured with boiling water, insist and filter. After that, a cotton swab is moistened and applied to the affected area.
- In the form of phytoapplication, fresh leaves of pear are used. They are poured with boiling water and knead.
- Lungwort is also used for external use. Juice is squeezed from its leaves, mixed with water.
Folk techniques for relieving itching
In folk medicine, there are recipes that can relieve the manifestation of itching, redness:
- Mix in 1 liter of water 1 tablespoon of potassium parchment 2%. Wash the child with a solution.
- Chamomile baths relieve unpleasant sensations when walking, urinating. This requires 2 tablespoons of grass pour 1 liter of water, the mixture should boil and infuse. The duration of the procedure is 20 minutes. Repeat several times a day.
- Oak bark is also used for baths.
Prevention
First of all, you should pay attention to the hygiene of the child. There are special products designed for intimate hygiene. To prevent vulvitis, the immune system should be normal. It is important to constantly monitor this.
If there is diabetes, obesity, you need to be especially careful and careful. Children should be accustomed to a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition. Parents should pay attention to their child’s underwear. You should lean toward cotton. Clothing should not be tight.
To be sure of the health of their children, it is required to take them to a gynecologist and other doctors every year. A mother must teach her daughter proper hygiene. This will give the child health in the future. Prevention is very important, as treating the disease is much more difficult.
So, when vulvitis appeared in a child, treatment should not be postponed. The future female health of the girl depends on this.