Symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children

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Children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae should pay special attention to the daily diet of children, but those who know it should be familiar with it. According to the characteristics of children's age, they should be given nutritious and easy to digest food, which should be a few times. Children with shortness of breath and purplish should be picked up when feeding. Those with severe cough can be fed slowly with a spoon to avoid suffocation caused by inhalation of trachea. Suckling children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be based on milk, can drink some water. So what are the symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children? Let's get to know the problem.

Symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children

First, the child has fever, refeeding, irritability, wheezing and other symptoms, early body temperature is 38 ~ 39 ℃, can also be as high as 40 ℃. In addition to respiratory symptoms, children can be accompanied by mental malaise, irritability, loss of appetite, shivering, diarrhea and other systemic symptoms. Refusals, choking milk, vomiting and dyspnea are common in infants.

Second: at the beginning of the frequent irritative dry cough, followed by throat sputum, severe cough can be accompanied by vomiting, choking milk. The respiratory surface is shallow, the nasal alar is agitated, and some children may have mild cyanosis around the mouth and fingernails. Pulmonary signs may not be obvious in the early stage, and small and medium blisters can be heard later. When combined with pleural effusion, percussion sound and / or respiratory sound disappeared.

Third: infantile pneumonia is often accompanied by cardiac insufficiency. Congestive heart failure should be considered if the heart rate increases to 160-200 beats / min, the liver enlarges or obviously enlarges in a short time, the complexion is pale, the mouth is cyanotic, the limbs are edematous and the urine is little.

matters needing attention

Here, I would like to remind you that children with pneumonia often have high fever, poor appetite, and are unwilling to eat, so the diet should be light and easy to digest, while ensuring a certain amount of high-quality protein. Patients with fever should be given liquid diet (such as human milk, cow's milk, rice soup, egg soup, beef soup, vegetable soup, fruit juice, etc.), and semi liquid food (such as porridge, noodles, cakes, etc.) can be added after fever abatement. Because children with pneumonia have faster breathing times and fever, water evaporation is more than usual, it is necessary to supplement appropriate amount of sugar and salt water.