Today, topical issues of pediatrics are discussed at many congresses and conferences. One of the most common diseases today is a child allergy, so this issue should be given due attention.
The main symptoms of allergy in children are:
- runny nose( the secret of the nose is clear, liquid and watery, duration is more than 10 days);
- allergic irritation( watery, reddened, itchy eyes);
- sneezing( often several times in a row).
But there are cases when sneezing occurs with a cold, although most often the cause is allergy. Also often there are allergic circles - swollen, dark circles under the eyes, the cause of which most often is a stuffy nose.
Symptoms of allergy include the so-called "allergic salute" - quite frequent friction of the nose, which lasts for more than two weeks .It can cause the formation of an "allergic fold" on the nose in the area between the eyes.
Children with allergies very often breathe through their mouths, because they can not breathe through their noses. As a consequence, an incorrect bite may develop over time.
If the parents of the child are allergic, there is a considerable probability that their child will also have an allergy .At the first symptoms of an allergy it is necessary to take the child to the doctor.
It should be noted that even an experienced doctor is not always easy to determine what the child is sick with: an allergy or a cold. After all, the symptoms in both diseases are very similar.
Both cases are characterized by:
- stuffy nose;
- sneezing;
- watery eyes;
- runny nose;
- headache;
- fatigue.
But with colds, children do not have itch in the throat and in the eyes. Also, with colds, the temperature often rises and the throat hurts. All of the above symptoms are supplemented by an inflammation of the throat. The cause of the symptoms can be determined by their duration.
Cold-related symptoms usually last 7-10 days, and allergy symptoms only disappear when contact with an allergen or direct treatment disappears. The sign of infection is thick green-yellow mucus, and for allergies is characterized by a transparent secret of mucus.
If the symptoms of an allergy last long enough and cause anxiety, you need to seek help from a medical facility as soon as possible, since a timely medical treatment of an allergist can cure the disease in its early stages.
Self-medication should not be dealt with, since without medical education it is impossible to distinguish allergy from colds and to determine its appearance is impossible.
