Acute laryngitis in children

Acute laryngitis in children is an acute inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa. It can be caused by a viral or bacterial infection. It is often secondary to upper respiratory tract infections and can also become a precursor symptom or complication of some acute infectious diseases. It is characterized by hoarseness and cough like dog barking. In severe cases, it can cause life-threatening obstruction of the throat. TCM is known as "larynx, larynx, and larynx". More common in children under 5 years. Pediatric resistance is low, and due to the anatomical characteristics of the larynx of the child, the larynx is narrow, laryngeal cartilage is soft, epiglottis cartilage, sacral cartilage, sacral epiglottis, sacral epithelium and subglottic region are loosened, and mucosal lymphatics Rich, prone to edema after inflammation, causing airway obstruction. Pediatric cough function is not strong, it is difficult to discharge throat and lower respiratory tract secretions, and even make breathing difficult. Therefore, children with acute laryngitis are often more severe than adults, and if they are not diagnosed and treated in time, they can be life-threatening.

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