What to do if you have a membrane in your throat

A membrane in the throat may be related to acute tonsillitis, fanshuang pharyngitis, atrophic pharyngitis, according to the cause of the disease and the characteristics of the disease, the choice of general treatment, drug treatment and physical therapy.
1. Acute crypt tonsillitis: Mainly caused by B hemolytic streptococcus infection, tonsil crypts are filled with exudates composed of detached epithelium, fibrin, pus cells, bacteria, etc., and are discharged from the mouth of the crypts. Sometimes they are connected to each other, resembling a pseudomembrane, which is easy to wipe off. Need systemic application of penicillin antibiotics anti-infection treatment. Use compound borax gargle solution to gargle.
2. Fanshuang pharyngitis: it is a subacute tonsillitis infected by Clostridium difficile and Fanshuang spirochete. The lesion is covered with a thick and dirty pseudomembrane, yellow or grayish-white, composed of necrotic material for ulcers, which can be easily swabbed off. The main use of penicillin intramuscular injection or intravenous drip anti-infection treatment. Gargle with compound borax solution and apply 10% silver nitrate solution to the ulcer surface.
3. Atrophic pharyngitis: this disease is often spread by atrophic rhinitis. The etiology is unknown and less common. The posterior wall of the pharynx may have dry crusts attached, presenting a layer of pus film-like, or foul odor. The mouth can be gargled with compound furacilin gargle, iodized throat tablets can be taken by mouth, the posterior pharyngeal wall can be coated with 2% iodized glycerin, and a small amount of potassium iodide can be taken orally. Adjunctive ultrasonic nebulization therapy and oral multivitamin therapy.
All of the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, when you find a layer of membrane in the throat, there are other possibilities, such as candida infection, etc., you can actively seek medical attention, systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.