Edema pharyngitis

Edema pharyngitis is a type of water accumulation caused by a viral infection of the throat mucosa, which can cause the patient to experience symptoms such as sore throat, hoarseness, and difficulty breathing. It is hoped that patients should receive timely treatment. The treatment of edema-type pharyngitis is generally to inhibit the growth of bacteria through anti-edema drugs or hormones. For specific treatment methods, you can learn about the content introduced in the article, which can increase your understanding of edema-type pharyngitis.

Laryngeal edema is the infiltration of tissue fluid under the mucosa of the relaxed part of the larynx. The causes of the disease can be divided into two categories: infectious and non-infectious. Infectious laryngeal edema can be caused by acute laryngitis, acute epiglottitis, acute laryngeal perichondritis, laryngeal abscess, laryngeal tuberculosis, laryngeal syphilis, and acute suppurative inflammation of the pharynx or neck; non-infectious laryngeal edema can be caused by heart disease, nephritis, cirrhosis, hypothyroidism, allergies or hereditary causes such as penicillin injection, oral potassium iodide, aspirin and other drugs, and consumption of allergenic foods such as fish, shrimp and crab by people with allergic constitution.

symptom

Laryngeal edema, sore throat, hoarseness, laryngeal wheezing and dyspnea, and may be accompanied by fever and chills. Larynx pain, laryngoscopy shows that the mucosa is dark red and edematous, with a shiny surface, wheezing, hoarseness, dyspnea, and even suffocation. Laryngoscopy shows that the laryngeal mucosa is diffusely edematous and pale.

Symptoms of radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer patients

Patients with laryngeal cancer are prone to laryngeal edema and breathing difficulties during radiotherapy, so they should pay close attention to their breathing. If symptoms such as inspiratory dyspnea, retraction sign, and cyanosis of the lips occur, laryngeal edema should be considered. If laryngeal edema occurs, appropriate anti-edema drugs and hormones should be used under the guidance of a doctor to alleviate the reaction, and preparations for tracheotomy should be made if necessary.

Acute treatment

Once acute laryngeal edema occurs, it can rapidly worsen and cause fatal airway obstruction. Most patients with angioedema present with some degree of lip and facial swelling. If accompanied by hoarseness, swelling of the tongue and oropharynx, this often indicates that laryngeal edema is very likely to occur. For such patients, tracheal intubation should be considered as early as possible, and conscious sedation should be used for intubation without the use of muscle relaxants (Semielective tracheal intubation without paralytic agents). If intubation is delayed, the patient's condition often deteriorates within 0.5-3 hours, with progressive stridor, dysphonia, laryngeal edema, huge tongue swelling, facial and neck swelling, and hypoxemia. In this case, endotracheal intubation and cricothyroid membrane puncture are already very difficult. Attempting to perform endotracheal intubation will further aggravate laryngeal edema and easily cause bleeding in the throat. The patient became extremely agitated due to lack of oxygen and refused to cooperate with oxygen therapy.