Adult thrush symptoms?

Update Date: 2023-08-21 Source: Network

summary

Thrush is a very common oral disease, which is common in children. The main manifestation of thrush is the appearance of white on the surface of oral mucosa. It is commonly seen in children's oral cavity caused by Candida albicans infection. The cause of Candida albicans infection may be that the nipple and bottle are not disinfected, After that, you can clean your mouth with sodium bicarbonate solution before and after feeding children, which is conducive to reducing the emergence of flora, so as not to aggravate the infection. It is better to apply some anti fungal drugs. Adult thrush symptoms? Let's talk about it

Adult thrush symptoms?

1. 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.

2. The white plaques are not easy to be wiped 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.

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

matters needing attention

Thrush patients should keep their oral cavity clean, use sodium bicarbonate solution to clean their oral cavity, inhibit oral flora, apply antibiotics, pay attention to reasonable diet, forbid raw cold and spicy food, forbid smoking and drinking, and ensure adequate sleep.