What causes the child to have candidal stomatitis?
Perhaps the main cause of this pathology in children is infection, as a result of the passage of crumbs through the mother's birth canal. The presence of this disease in an anamnesis in a pregnant woman, significantly increases the risk of its occurrence in a newborn baby.
The next reason for the occurrence of candidal stomatitis in infants is the fact that the baby, during teething, pulls everything in the mouth. In this case, the pathogen enters the body from contaminated toys.
How can I identify candidal stomatitis in a baby?
In order to begin treatment of kandiosis stomatitis as early as possible, each mother should know what it looks like.
As a rule, the disease is characterized by the appearance of white, less often yellow plaque on the mucous membrane of the mouth of the child. Over time, it becomes dry. At the same time, the distinctive feature of the plaque is that it can be removed without difficulty with a cotton swab. Body temperature, in most cases, does not go beyond the norm. These manifestations are the main symptoms of candidal stomatitis.
The child in the development of this pathology is very restless, and almost always refuses to eat.
How is treatment of candidiasis stomatitis treated?
The main task in the treatment of candidal stomatitis in children is the destruction of the causative agent of the disease. To this end, children are prescribed antifungal drugs, such as Candid, Nystatin and others.
Particular attention is paid to the treatment of the oral cavity and the removal of plaque. With the timely start of therapy, to combat the plaque is enough iodine and drinking soda, with which the baby is treated with the mouth.