What are the symptoms of angular stomatitis in children?

summary

Children's angular stomatitis is a common disease of skin and mucous membrane damage. According to different symptoms, different etiology and pathology, the main cause of angular stomatitis may be due to the lack of riboflavin (vitamin B2) in the baby's body. Clinical will be divided into the following types of angular stomatitis.

What are the symptoms of angular stomatitis in children?

There are two symptoms of dystrophic angular stomatitis: (1) most of them are bilateral or unilateral. (2) the skin at the upper and lower lip joint was wet and white, chapped, and the pain was not obvious. Secondary infection, chaps deepen, local can form scab, lip activity easy to crack bleeding, obvious pain, limited mouth opening.

2. The symptoms of infectious angular stomatitis can be divided into acute and chronic: (1) in the acute stage, congestion, redness, swelling, bleeding or purulent secretions, blood scab formation and obvious pain can be found in the mouth. (2) in the chronic stage, there were radial cracks at the corners of the mouth, thickening of the skin and mucous membrane, and dryness and desquamation of the red part of the lip.

3. The symptoms of contact angular stomatitis are as follows: the onset is fast, congestion, edema, erosion, chapped and so on appear in the angular area after contact with allergens, with more exudates and obvious pain. In addition to the lesions in the corner of the mouth, congestion, edema and erosion also appear in the red part of the lip, and sometimes extensive hyperemia, erosion and other allergic reactions can also appear in the oral mucosa. Severe cases can appear rash, oral, dyspnea and other systemic allergic reactions.

matters needing attention

Once the child suffered from "rotten mouth corner", under the guidance of a doctor, oral vitamin B2, 5 mg each time, 3 times a day, about 5 days can be cured. You can also clean the affected area before going to bed, then smear it with concentrated cod liver oil drops, grind and sprinkle vitamin B2 tablets on the affected area, and recover in two or three days. In addition, parents should consciously encourage their children to eat more riboflavin rich foods, such as miscellaneous grains, bean products, fresh vegetables, carrots, laver, lean meat, pig liver, eggs and fruits.