Red, swollen and painful throat may be caused by acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute epiglottitis and other diseases, which need to be treated with medication and surgery for the cause of the disease.
1. Acute tonsillitis: common symptoms include sore throat, red and swollen tonsils. If it is caused by viral infection, the symptoms can be cured by themselves, and patients can use warm salt water to gargle to relieve the symptoms. If it is caused by bacterial infection, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to apply amoxicillin, ceftriaxone sodium and other antibiotic drugs.
2. Acute pharyngitis: mainly manifested as sore throat, cough, throat congestion and edema. Compound borax solution can be used to gargle, 1% to 3% iodine glycerin coating of the posterior wall of the throat, dulcetylmethamphetamine tablets can be taken to alleviate the symptoms. For viral infections, antiviral drugs such as acyclovir and ribavirin can be used, as well as glucocorticoids such as prednisone and dexamethasone.
3. Acute epiglottitis: typical symptoms include sore throat, dyspnea, foreign body sensation in swallowing, etc. It is often caused by infection, allergy, trauma and other factors. Penicillin, cephalosporin and other antibiotics and dexamethasone and other glucocorticoids can be applied as early as possible. If the local formation of abscess, it is necessary to carry out incision and drainage of pus, respiratory difficulties can be reasonable choice of tracheotomy and other surgical treatment.
There are many reasons for the redness, swelling and pain in the throat, so it is necessary to go to the hospital, clarify the cause of the disease and diagnosis, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.