Conjunctivitis in children

When asked, "What exactly it is conjunctivitis?" The remarried is simple: it is an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelid and the sclera (the white part of the eye).

It can arise as a result of contact with bacteria and viruses, or be a response-type reactions, or even, in some genetically susceptible people, could be caused by excessive exposure to sunlight or irritating chemicals, such as chlorine water pool.


Symptoms and manifestations
The first symptom is the redness followed by tearing, which can be more or less abundant.

Bacterial Conjunctivitis
If the bacteria they were the cause, then in addition to the first two symptoms it is unfortunately also adds secretion yellowish night, in fact in the morning the child has difficulty keeping open the eye that is "glued". This type of conjunctivitis does not cause itching.
It is a contagious form, asylum for example can trigger real epidemics! It can be contracted several times throughout the year and is well alienate the child from school as a preventive measure for other children. It can often happen that, at the same time to this problem, it occurs even an ear infection or bronchitis.

Viral conjunctivitis
Reddens the white part of the eye, there are yellowish secretions and heals spontaneously, make compresses of warm saline.

Allergic conjunctivitis
If the cause is instead an allergy (pollen or dust) develops a strong itch, sometimes really unbearable, and eyelids tend to swell. The child rubs his very eyes, are, however, dense yellowish secretions.


Remedies for the conjunctivitis
Regardless of what type of conjunctivitis is adopted as soon as these remedies:

    to wash your hands well to the child, trying to avoid that you can touch with dirty fingers
    contact your pediatrician immediately and take the child for a visit
    use of sterile gauze tablets for cleaning Eye
    change the towels frequently, making sure that the rest of the family do not use the same child
    do not put any eye drops or ointment unless expressly indicated by the doctor
    do not expose your child to bright light and direct, that might bother him
    the antibiotic ointment should be given only if conjunctivitis is bacterial type