Signs of angina in a child

Angina is a very unpleasant and insidious disease. At any age, when such a diagnosis is made, it is necessary to strictly follow the medical recommendations and observe bed rest. Then the disease passes in a week, and the risk of complications is reduced to a minimum. How to distinguish this disease from ARVI and others, because not everyone knows what signs of angina occur in children.

The first signs of angina in a child

As in adults, the first symptoms of angina in children are quite characteristic and the parents themselves, even before the arrival of a doctor, can suspect this disease. To the child it becomes very bad, it hurts, cries, is in a depressed state. All attempts to feed him cause another tear, because the baby pains to swallow.

If you look at the child's throat, you can see that it is red, inflamed and swollen, with enlarged tonsils, or in addition to inflammation, they have a white coating or purulent plugs.

The temperature can be high (38-40 ° C) or stay within normal limits - it all depends on the baby's body. At very small children the painful symptom can be absent and they eat without problems, the truth too with reluctance, after all the general condition of an organism does not promote good appetite.

The older the child, the heavier he suffers from angina - his bones and joints ache, enlarged lymph nodes prevent him from turning his head normally, and headaches are present. Timely treatment started leads to a rapid recovery. If to treat a disease is not serious, complications on joints, heart and kidneys are possible.

So, summing up, once again briefly describe the symptoms of angina in a child, to which caring parents should immediately pay attention:

• pain when swallowing;
• high temperature, which does not go astray for long;
• inflamed swelling of the throat;
• purulent deposits or glands on the glands;
• general malaise and weakness;
• irritability and tearfulness;
• enlargement of lymph nodes.