Three month baby thrush symptoms?

summary

Thrush is also known as acute pseudomembranous candidiasis, but in life, many people do not know much about this early symptoms, and the disease has been quite serious. It often occurs in newborns, small infants, especially in patients with long-term use of antibiotics or hormones. Thrush can occur in any part of the mouth, tongue, cheek, soft palate, floor of the mouth and so on. Now let's share the symptoms of thrush in children.

Three month baby thrush symptoms?

First, the oral mucosa appeared milky white, slightly high plaque membrane, no inflammatory reaction around, like milk lumps. Painless, after wiping off the plaque membrane, we can see the red wound without bleeding below. The size of plaque membrane varies, and it can appear on the tongue, cheek, palate or lip mucosa.

Second: it occurs in buccal, tongue, soft palate and lip mucosa, white plaque is not easy to wipe off with cotton stick or wet gauze. When the infection is mild, leukoplakia is not easy to find, and there is no obvious pain, or only painful expression when eating. In severe cases, the baby will be restless due to pain, poor appetite, crying, lactation difficulties, sometimes accompanied by mild fever.

Third: if the damaged mucosa is not treated in time, it can continue to expand and spread to the pharynx, tonsils, gums, etc. in severe cases, it can spread to the esophagus and bronchus, causing candidal esophagitis or pulmonary candidiasis, resulting in dyspnea and dysphagia, and a few can be complicated with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, affecting lifelong immune function. Even secondary to other bacterial infections, resulting in sepsis.

matters needing attention

1. Pregnant women with vaginal mycosis should be actively treated to cut off the route of infection. 2. Clean the tableware for infants and then steam it for 10-15 minutes. 3. Warm water should be used to clean areola and nipple before feeding; And should often take a bath, change underwear, cut nails, every time when holding a child to wash their hands first. 4. Children's bedding and toys should be removed, washed and dried regularly; Baby's washing utensils should be separated from parents' as far as possible, and disinfected regularly.