Blue (purple) tongue in a person: the reasons, what does it mean in a child, photo

An indicator of the health of the body person is language. Normally, it has a pink color, which may change slightly in the morning or after eating food with natural or artificial colors. Prolonged plaque or discoloration is an indicator of pathological processes. Blue tongue scares a person and not unreasonably, so it is important to know the causes and methods of treatment.

Causes in adults and children

The photo shows what the color of the tongue can talk about:

A change in the color of the tongue can signal problems:

• of cardio-vascular system;
• scurvy disease;
• poisoning with salts of heavy metals (mercury);
• oxygen deficiency;
• renal pathology;
• problems with the adrenal glands (blue-black plaque);
• bleeding tendency;
• cerebral circulation disorders;
• development of ischemic processes in the heart muscle;
• glossitis (in male smokers).

The tongue may become bluish from food and drinks, such as wine, blueberries. In this case, the symptom is quickly eliminated on its own or after processing the tongue.

Localization of the cyanosis of the tongue can suggest the source of the problem. The reason for the blue language can be determined by localization plaque:

• tip of the tongue - cardiopulmonary failure;
• root - kidney problems;
• upper surface - the development of problems with the cardiovascular system in the initial period.

Contacting medical centers for examination will prevent the development of an acute or exacerbation of a chronic disease.

Blue child's tongue up to a year serves as a signal of the progression of diseases in the internal organs. Pathologies include:

• anemia (with vitamin deficiency of folic acid, cyanocobalamin, iron);
• diseases of the abdominal cavity are accompanied by appropriate symptoms;
• cyanosis of the skin and mucous membranes (lack of oxygen).

The child, depending on age, cannot adequately describe the problem and what worries him. The need for medical advice and additional diagnostic procedures is beyond doubt.

Concomitant symptoms

Blue plaque on the tongue has characteristic features that are taken into account during examination. Visual inspection allows you to determine dryness and non-uniformity of plaque on the surface. The looseness of the plaque and its density, soreness during removal indicates a pathological process. The oily plaque is determined by an unpleasant aftertaste, high humidity of the tongue. There may not be any pronounced symptoms of plaque. Pathology is determined by the signs:

• plaque remains after rinsing;
• when you try to remove it, it appears again;
• soreness when scraping.

Concomitant symptoms during visual examination of an adult and a child:

• pallor of the skin;
• shortness of breath when walking;
• pain and heaviness in the epigastrium.

There are many symptoms of pathologies that the purple tongue may indicate, but they are delayed in time and manifest themselves already at the stage of development and the onset of an acute period.

Diagnostics

Specialist consultation is necessary for diagnostic studies and treatment prescription. For advice, you need to contact a therapist or pediatrician, who, if necessary, will send to:

• dentist;
• gastroenterologist;
• endocrinologist;
• infectious disease specialist;
• hematologist;
• dermatologist.

To understand why a person's tongue has become blue or purple, detailed diagnostics will help:

1. Blood test. General analysis to determine hemoglobin, ESR, stab cells. Biochemical analysis with determination of bilirubin, liver enzymes, creatinine, protein fractions. Serological blood tests for ELISA syphilis, hepatitis. Blood for Helicobacter antibodies, which are the cause of gastritis.
2. Coprology, analysis of feces for helminthic invasions and other parasites.
3. Bacteriological culture of a smear from the tongue. Sowing allows you to determine the microflora that caused the pathology, its sensitivity to antibiotics, the amount. Also, feces and urine are taken for bacteriological inoculation.
4. Ultrasound of the abdominal cavity, kidneys, pelvic organs.
5. FGDS. Endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
6. ECG. Determines the functional state of the heart, pathological changes.

Treatment of pathological processes is prescribed after finding the cause.

Treatment

If the tongue turns blue, both the root cause and the symptom are treated.

Medication

A bluish tongue is a signal of intoxication of the body and for its treatment, regardless of pathology, it is advisable to use antibiotic therapy. In case of an infectious disease, treatment tactics are based on the use of antibiotics and other drugs. Consultation with narrow specialists will help to determine the treatment tactics.

Group of drugs	Name	Mechanism of action
Antiseptics	Furacilin, solution Chlorophyllipta (oil, water), Chlorhexidine, Methylene blue, borax solution.	Antiseptics selectively affect the flora and are recommended for use in infectious diseases as a means for sanitizing the mouth with stomatitis, to reduce the activity of fungal microflora and other flora. Chlorhexidine is not used for fungal infections. An oil solution of Chlorophyllipt is used externally. Furacilin has antibacterial activity.
Anesthetics	Lidocaine, Analgin, Trimekain.	It is used externally in the form of special gels, applications.
Antibiotics	Macrolides, cephalosporins, penicillins with clavulanic acid.	The action of antibiotics is aimed at reducing the activity and destruction of the bacterial cell membrane. Antibiotics of the cephalosporin series are broad-spectrum.
Antifungal drugs	Fluconazole, Ketoconazole, Nystatin, Diflucan, Flucostat.	Antifungal drugs are used externally, internally, parenterally (injection). They are used to reduce the activity of fungal cells, the destruction of enzymes and products of their activity. Their use is long-term.

The use of drugs in the treatment of glossitis for systemic problems is aimed at reducing and preventing acute forms of diseases. Treatment of diseases requires the use of a wide range of drugs, their appointment is adjusted by specialists.

Traditional methods

Medicinal plants are used in the form of decoctions, infusions for rinsing. Ready-made solutions, such as hydrogen peroxide 3%, can reduce the activity of microflora in the oral cavity when rinsing.

From folk remedies are widely used:

• decoction of chamomile;
• decoction oak bark;
• field horsetail (like chewing gum);
• potato juice;
• decoction of basil leaf.

A wide range of medicinal plants used for glossitis as rinses, are taken internally in determining the exact diagnosis that caused the blue plaque on the tongue.

Rinse aids

The use of ready-made pharmaceutical solutions with antiseptic properties has a positive effect in complex treatment.

Medicinal plant	Application
Extract sage	In 1 l. Pour boiling water with 2 tablespoons of sage. After 30 min. strain. Rinse the oropharynx 3 times a day.
Collection of chamomile, bay leaf, sage, wormwood (50 gr. each).	Add 2 tablespoons to 0.5 liters of boiled hot water. collect and leave for 3 hours. Strain and rinse the oropharynx 3 times a day.
Olive, sea buckthorn, tea oil.	Mix oils, add tea before use. Roll 1 tbsp of liquid in the mouth for 4 minutes. Spit it out.

The use of medicinal plants has a sparing effect on the body.

Nutrition plays an important role in human health. Compliance with proper nutrition and diet for the underlying disease reduces the risk of any plaque formation on the tongue. Preventive and routine medical examinations, control of the underlying disease reduces the development of the acute period of the disease. A healthy lifestyle remains a top priority in disease prevention.