What is angina

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Angina is a kind of pharyngitis, after the onset will show sore throat, foreign body sensation, ulcer and other characteristics, the direct harm of the formation is relatively large. Let's see what is angina.

What is angina

First of all: angina, is an acute inflammation in the pharyngeal region, is a special type of pharyngitis. Pharyngeal isthmus is a ring structure in the vertical plane of pharynx. The upper part is the free edge of uvula and bilateral soft palate, the lower part is the root of tongue, and the left and right sides are palatoglossal arch and palatopharyngeal arch. These four sides constitute a narrow ring, which is called pharyngeal isthmus. Angina can be caused by bacteria, viruses and other bacteria, manifested as sore throat, dry throat, foreign body sensation, herpes, ulcers, and other symptoms similar to acute tonsillitis.

Second, there are several special types of angina. ① Herpangina in children is mainly caused by enterovirus Coxsackie a virus infection. It is characterized by acute fever and sore throat, mucosal red halo spots and surrounding characteristic hydroherpes; ② Fanshang angina, also known as ulcerative pharyngitis or ulcerative tonsillitis, is a kind of subacute tonsillitis infected by Clostridium and Fanshang spirochete, which is characterized by obvious localized inflammatory reaction and ulcer formation.

Finally: it is often a part of upper respiratory tract infection, and can also occur alone. Most of them occur in autumn and winter and the turn of winter and spring.

matters needing attention

Make sure you get enough sleep and change your clothes with the temperature. Adhere to exercise, improve the body resistance. Quit smoking and drinking, patients usually drink more water, increase the body's nutrition, avoid staying up late, do work and rest is very important.