Lacuna is a purulent formation on the walls of the palatine tonsils, which are also called tonsils. In case of inflammation of the mucous throat with ARVI or ARI, they serve as a "protective gate". A lacunae is a place of accumulation of pus, which, as it were, is held without getting inside the body. If this ailment is not treated, lacunar tonsillitis or tonsillitis develops.
The concept of lacunar angina
Lacunar tonsillitis is a type of acute infectious disease that is localized in the tonsils. It's called a lacuna. This is pus that has accumulated on the back of the throat. The tonsils are responsible for local immunity. If they are inflamed, the whole body fights the disease. The lymphatic tissue in the sky area has lacunae - small depressions, which are voids. When the palatine tonsils are affected, they are filled with white plaque, pus.
An inflammatory process in the body, formed in the area of the tonsils, is called tonsillitis. If it is accompanied by a sharp decline in the work of local immunity, tonsillitis (tonsillitis) is called viral. As soon as the infection joins, the diseaseis lacunar in nature, plugs are formed in the throat. Therefore, it is worth talking about the disease as a viral lesion of the body, where the infection joins against the background of a weakened immune system.
What is the difference between lacunar and follicular tonsillitis?
The most common types of the disease are follicular and lacunar tonsillitis.
The lacunar form is characterized by the following features:
- Red throat.
- The lacunae of the tonsils are expressed with a white coating.
- Purulent inflammation can give a yellowish tint.
- Plaque from the tonsils can be removed quite simply.
The follicular form is somewhat different in clinical indicators of the course of the disease:
- Tonsils covered with grains.
- Yellow bubbles may occur.
- Severe pain accompanied by a rash.
- Swollen lymph nodes under the lower jaw.
The dynamics of the course of the disease also passes: at each stage it is different with the manifestation of several symptoms.
Causes of lacunae as a result of the disease
The main symptom of any sore throat is temperature. It appears abruptly, immediately high - up to 39-40 degrees. The general weakness of the body is expressed. A few hours later, it hurts for a person to swallow, then there is pressure in the area of the tonsils - they swell, pus accumulates in the gap. Muscle tissue weakens, chills appear, pain in the cervical vertebrae.
The lower lymph nodes are enlarged, whichis the cause of inconvenience in conversation, chewing food and not only. In children, angina is manifested by additional symptoms:
- At preschool age, the child complains of excessive salivation.
- If sore throats are accompanied by trismus of masticatory muscles, the child has an active phase of angina.
- When observing acute pain, an infection is possible, as with otitis media.
Some people report nagging pain in the area of the muscular lacuna, which is located near the lymph nodes in the groin.
Incubation period of the disease and treatment
Tonsillitis is insidious in that it is not always possible to detect it in time. It is almost impossible to determine exactly when it all began. In medical practice, it has been established that lacunar tonsillitis is completely dependent on the state of human immunity:
- If he is he althy, the incubation period will last a week or two.
- If he has a cold, immunity is weakened, the incubation period will reach its peak after 3-4 days.
- There is no incubation period if a person is sick with an infectious disease lasting a week or more.
In this case, the features of manifestations are different. Lacunar tonsillitis does not always proceed with temperature: a person first feels malaise, reddening of the face and at the same time pallor of individual areas. There are also conditions such as chronic tonsillitis. Predisposition to it are those who have constantSARS, adenoids, enlarged tonsils, where mucus from the sinuses constantly accumulates.
Lacuna is a "convenient" place for bacteria. The mucous membrane is always hydrated, it feeds on microbes from saliva. It is not the tonsils that need to be treated, but a disease that leads to the appearance of pus and plaque. Deposits, unpleasant odors are not always the result of improper care. In world practice, washing of lacunae is not used as a preventive measure. Throat sprays and solutions have long been invented to help remove deposits and protect the mucosa from inflammation.
