What are the early diagnosis methods for acute laryngitis in children?

Acute laryngitis in children is common in children aged 6 months to 3 years. It is an acute inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa, mainly in the glottis area. It can be caused by viral or bacterial infection, and is often secondary to upper respiratory tract infection. It can also be a prodromal symptom or complication of certain acute infectious diseases. It is characterized by hoarseness and a barking cough. In severe cases, it can lead to life-threatening laryngeal obstruction. Let's take a look at the early diagnosis methods for acute laryngitis in children.

First, symptoms and signs

The number of children suffering from acute laryngitis is increasing year by year, and children suffering from this disease have also had a great impact on their families. Children with this disease are generally more acute, and will also be accompanied by a series of phenomena such as fever, hoarseness, and cough. When children first suffer from this disease, hoarseness is generally not very serious, and they will gasp when crying. If not treated in time, the inflammation will invade the subglottic area, making the child's cough more severe. For children with more serious conditions, there will be inspiratory laryngeal wheezing, difficulty breathing, and a series of laryngeal obstruction phenomena such as inhalation of soft tissue in the upper abdomen during inspiration. For children with severe cases of this disease, cyanosis and pallor will occur around the mouth and nose, and there will also be varying degrees of irritability and sweating. If not treated in time, the patient will usually appear pale, weak breathing, coma, and death in severe cases.

Second, Pathophysiology

The causes of this disease in children are usually caused by rhinitis, pharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection and other diseases. Therefore, if there are acute infectious diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, etc., children should be treated in time.

Third, diagnostic examination

Children with acute laryngitis should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Generally, if a laryngoscopy is performed, the throat is usually congested and swollen, the vocal cords are also congested and appear red, and the glottis is usually attached with mucopurulent secretions. Therefore, when making a diagnosis, it is generally not difficult to make a diagnosis based on the unique symptoms of this disease, such as hoarseness, laryngeal wheezing, and dyspnea.

The above points are a detailed introduction to the diagnosis of acute laryngitis in children. I believe that after reading this, you should have some understanding of the diagnosis of this disease. As a parent of a child, you should do a good job of preventing this disease for your child. If you find that your child has symptoms of this disease, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.