В мире существует множество болезней, которые are considered exclusively childish. It is to this category that it is customary to rank mononucleosis. To fully reveal the topic of this disease, you can discuss the following issues: mononucleosis in children, symptoms and treatment, Komarovsky - doctor's advice, and other important aspects. This will be discussed further.
Terminology
Initially, I want to understand what isis the disease. So, mononucleosis is a viral infectious disease. Caused by Epstein-Barr virus. However, scientists say that the cytomegalovirus (herpes virus) can sometimes provoke it. If you delve into history a little, you can see that this disease was previously called Filatov's disease, in honor of the doctor who discovered it for the first time back in 1885. Also, the name “glandular fever” was used in parallel.
A bit of history
As noted, this disease is detectedexclusively in children. However, in about 10-15% of cases, the virus also affects adolescents. It should be noted that if a child is more than 10 years old, then the disease can proceed in more severe forms, and the healing process sometimes takes up to several months. In young children, the symptoms are blurred, there is mainly general malaise, full recovery occurs within three weeks. Often the disease is asymptomatic.
Symptomatology
We will study how mononucleosis in childrensymptoms and treatment. Komarovsky (a well-known pediatrician doctor) insists that the symptoms of the disease should be paid close attention. After all, knowing how the problem manifests itself, you can quickly determine the diagnosis that will speed up the cure. Symptoms of the disease:
- In most cases, the disease is in children.flows very sluggishly. The baby has only increased fatigue and a desire to lie all the time. At the same time, there is also a loss of appetite. Other manifestations of the child may not be.
- On the background of lethargy and constant fatigue, pain in muscles and joints often appears.
- A child may complain of sore throat. At the same time, sometimes children develop mononuclear tonsillitis (grayish spots appear on the tonsils, which need to be removed).
- Lymph nodes may also be inflamed. Palpation in this case is very painful. The lymphoid tissue is damaged.
- The temperature in mononucleosis is extremely rare and is most often caused not by the virus itself, but by side diseases that have arisen against the background of mononucleosis.
- Since the disease sometimes provokes the herpes virus, rashes can appear on the skin.
Other symptoms that also occur in children: nausea, runny nose, fever, bleeding gums, susceptibility of the body against the background of weakened immunity to other viruses and infections.
Ways of infection
Рассматривая мононуклеоз у детей, симптомы и treatment, Komarovsky advises to pay attention to the transmission of the disease. It should be noted that sometimes this problem is also called the “kiss disease”. And this is not surprising, because you can only become infected through close contact with a sick person. Doctors say that children "get" the virus by means of toys shared with the sick or through handsets, including mobile phones. It is necessary to clearly understand that it is the viral mononucleosis, which is provoked by the virus. Therefore, to cope with the disease with antibiotics will not work.
Diagnostics
It is important to note that to diagnose the diseasemononucleosis is very difficult. And all because the typical clinical picture for this disease can be characteristic of many other diseases. The main symptom that testifies to this viral problem is persistent symptoms that persist for a long time. It is also advisable to pass the analysis for mononucleosis (the blood is examined twice):
- In the first case, heterophilic agglutinins can be detected (in 90% of cases, these figures are positive).
- In the second case, a blood smear is examined for the presence of atypical lymphocytes.
The cunning of the virus lies in the fact that it is capable of being disguised as other infectious diseases, and therefore it is very difficult to determine the disease.
Treatment
Заболевание мононуклеоз у детей:symptoms and treatment. Komarovsky says that a single medication, the so-called panacea for this disease, does not exist. Treatment should be symptomatic, aimed at combating the manifestations of the problem. So, it is very important to comply with bed rest, as well as strictly follow all the recommendations of the doctor. If the liver and spleen are enlarged, then diet 5 (salt-free diet) will have to be followed. If, for example, a sore throat, you need to resort to frequent rinsing. You can also use absorbable tablets and throat sprays. In case of temperature increase, it is necessary to use antipyretic agents. And so on. That is, the treatment is aimed solely at combating the symptoms that occurred during the illness. Also, figuring out how to treat mononucleosis, it should be noted that during this period it will be useful to take means that strengthen the immune system, as well as the fight against intoxication of the child’s body.
Komarovsky: expert opinion
Viral mononucleosis is a disease thatdoes not cause persistent immunity. That is, after a certain time, again, the child may again become infected with this virus. And the treatment will again be symptomatic.
According to Dr. Komarovsky, throughoutlife almost all people on the planet at least once, but suffered an infectious mononucleosis. However, not everyone is aware of this, as the disease is often asymptomatic.
Previously, in many medical textbooksit was reported that after suffering mononucleosis, the child is strictly forbidden to go to the sun, as the risk of various blood diseases increases. However, recent studies have found absolutely no connection between these facts. However, Komarovsky recalls that the influence of ultraviolet radiation itself is harmful, regardless of whether the child was sick with mononucleosis or not.
Mononucleosis is not treated with antibiotics.It must be clearly understood. After all, very often after such treatment, a child has a rash all over his body in the form of large red spots. So manifests itself inappropriately appointed by the doctor "Ampicillin" or "Amoxicillin".
На протяжении пары месяцев, после исчезновения symptoms, the child may remain lethargy and constant fatigue. The child will be inactive, drowsy. This fact in medicine is called "chronic fatigue syndrome." This condition is not treated with vitamins or immunostimulants, it just needs to survive until the body itself is restored.
After an illness for a week or10 days you need to pass the usual blood test. Sometimes there is a decrease in lymphocytes in the blood count. This problem needs to be solved, and only then send the baby to kindergarten or school.
Epstein-Barr virus can live exclusively in the human body. Only there he exists, multiplies and assimilates. Animals are not his carriers.
Simple conclusion
As a small conclusion, I would like to notethat mononucleosis is not too complicated a disease. This affliction endure almost everyone. It can be attributed to self-limiting infections, which require almost no treatment.
