Does thrush hurt

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Thrush is a common disease in children, after the disease will appear in the oral mucosa damage, friend's children recently got such a disease, the following and you introduce thrush pain?

Does thrush hurt

First of all, after the disease of thrush, children will generally appear milky white oral mucosa, 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.

Secondly, 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, and the symptoms are more serious, we should pay more attention to it after the situation is serious.

Finally, 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

In children with thrush disease should pay attention to timely treatment, and usually children's diet should also keep light, can drink more water or eat fresh vegetables and fruits, develop good habits.