Acute pharyngitis is an acute inflammatory process of the mucous membrane of the pharynx

Author: Dr. İsmayıl İ. Category: Throat

Published:  2022 - 04 - Nov

Acute pharyngitis - the result of exposure to the oropharyngeal mucosa of some kind of aggressive agent is:

- various viruses, bacteria, fungi;

- exposure to too cold or hot air;

- contact with aggressive chemicals with burn characteristics;

- too dusty and polluted atmosphere, the components of which irritate the mucous membrane of the pharynx;

- smoking, as a result of which aggressive toxic substances in the composition of tobacco smoke irritate the mucous membrane of the oropharynx;

- various surgical interventions in which the pharynx is affected;

- impact of foreign objects;

Symptoms of acute pharyngitis

- Sore throat, sometimes very strong, cutting, sharp in nature, which can be given to the ear, cheekbone, neck and lower jaw;

- often an increase in temperature within 38 ° C (may be higher);

- there is weakness, lethargy and fatigue, which is a consequence of intoxication with the products of the activity of an infectious agent;

- Often there is an increase in the cervical, submandibular and parotid lymph nodes, as a result of the reaction of the immune system to infectious inflammation;

- the clinic of the disease develops quite quickly;

- within a few hours from the onset of the disease, the above symptoms appear;

Treatment of acute pharyngitis:

Treatment of acute pharyngitis depends on the cause that caused the acute inflammatory process of the oropharynx:

- In the case of an acute viral infection, this is, first of all, antiviral, antiviral therapy, drinking plenty of fluids and symptomatic treatment (decrease in body temperature, pain therapy);

- In case of a bacterial cause - antibiotics and symptomatic therapy (decrease in body temperature, pain therapy);

- treatment of the consequences of trauma, chemical or thermal burns, the action of a foreign body;

- stop smoking;