What causes acute laryngitis in children?

As soon as the weather turned cold, the child fell ill. After taking him to the hospital for a check-up, he was diagnosed with acute pediatric laryngitis. It's true that this disease is quite common in pediatrics, especially in children aged 6 months to 3 years. Why is this disease so common in pediatrics? Then we need to understand what may cause acute pediatric laryngitis.

Acute laryngitis in children is common in infants and young children aged 6 months to 3 years. It is mostly caused by viruses or bacteria and is often secondary to upper respiratory tract infection. Due to the anatomical characteristics of the larynx in children, the laryngeal cavity is narrow, the laryngeal cartilage is soft, the submucosal tissue of the epiglottic cartilage, arytenoid cartilage, arytenoid epiglottic folds, ventricular bands and subglottic area is loose, and the mucosal lymphatic vessels are rich. After inflammation, it is easy to swell and cause laryngeal obstruction. Children do not have a strong cough function, and it is not easy to expel laryngeal and lower respiratory tract secretions, which makes breathing more difficult. Therefore, the condition of acute laryngitis in children is often more serious than that of adults. If not diagnosed and treated in time, it can be life-threatening. The cause is similar to that of adults, and it often occurs in combination with acute infectious diseases or upper respiratory tract infections.

Acute laryngitis in children often develops rapidly and progresses rapidly. If it is not diagnosed and treated promptly and effectively, serious complications and sequelae may occur. Therefore, once you are sick, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. The key to the treatment of acute laryngitis is to relieve laryngeal obstruction as soon as possible, use effective and sufficient antibiotics to control infection as early as possible, and give glucocorticoids to promote the disappearance of laryngeal edema. In addition, oxygen, spasmolysis, expectorant and other treatments should be strengthened, and the child's breathing should be closely observed. After active treatment, the symptoms have no significant improvement or further aggravation, resulting in severe breathing difficulties, and even respiratory and circulatory failure and death. For such critically ill children, monitoring and supportive therapy should be strengthened, and those with severe laryngeal obstruction should undergo tracheotomy in a timely manner.

When children have acute laryngitis, parents must pay more attention to their diet, and give them less greasy, grilled and fried food, and give them light food. At the same time, during the cold epidemic, try to take children out as little as possible, and they must wear masks when going out.