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SORE THROAT
DENOMINATION DEFINITION YOU CAUSE TREATMENT TO SEE TO CONSULT

DENOMINATION

  • Pharyngitis.
  • Pain on having swallowed.

    DEFINITION

    The sore throat is a frequent problem that is accompanied of itch and inconveniences to the deglutir.

    CAUSES OF THE PAIN

    The sore throat in most cases owes to an inflammation of the tonsils due to infections. In most cases it is a question of infections produced by respiratory viruses and for it he is not necessary treatments with antibiotics, only it talks each other with medicines to reduce the symptoms as the analgesics and antinflamatorios in addition to measurements of domestic care.

    In a less important part the inflammation of the tonsils with sore throat owes to bacterial infections.
    In both cases the pain can be similar but the bacterial infections usually produce a more supported fever, superior to 38,5 ºC, and a major affectation of the general state with intense pain of ganglions of the neck.

    Other one of the causes can be the glandular fever, which is a sharp viral infection caused by the virus of Epstein-Barr, which is characterized by fever, pharyngitis, ganglions and increase of the size of the spleen. It affects children, adolescents and young adults.

    		  

    TREATMENT

    • There are used analgesics (Aspirin, except in the children, Ibuprofeno, Paracetamol).
    • It is recommended not to drink cold drinks, to not to speak very much, to not to smoke.
    • To do gargles with slightly salty water, with lemon juice or with a little of honey.
    • The steam with water vapor usually improves the symptoms.

    If the pain does not improve or the fever is supported it is necessary to think about a bacterial infection and it will have to come to his doctor to initiate a study to see the possible cause, later to put a treatment with antibiotics.

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