Candidosal lesions of the oral cavity of children – features and tactics of treatment

Sirotinkina Elena Ivanovna

A number of antifungal agents are known for the treatment of adult oropharyngeal candidiasis, including agents for systemic and topical use. However, there are very few studies on the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis in children. The choice of the most effective intervention for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis in children is an urgent problem in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to identify the features and tactics of treatment of candidal lesions of the oral cavity in children. Treatment and examination of 32 children aged 9 months to 6 years with candidal lesions of the oral cavity and pharynx was carried out. It was found that the features of oropharyngeal candidiasis in pediatric patients are predominantly acute on the background of past infections or intestinal dysbacteriosis. It was found that for a group of children the most effective treatment is local therapy or, if local therapy is ineffective, complex therapy with antifungal drugs in combination with taking interferon and probiotics.

Keywords:candidiasis, candidal lesions, fungi of the genus Candida, antifungal therapy, topical therapy