Edema in children?

Update Date: 2025-03-29 Source: Network

summary

Infantile edema is a disease of traditional Chinese medicine. * refers to the retention of water in the body, flooding the skin, causing facial, limbs and even edema, a common disease of short urine. According to its clinical manifestations, it can be divided into Yangshui and Yinshui. Yang water is more common in western medicine acute glomerulonephritis, Yin water is more common in western medicine nephrotic syndrome. Edema in children is more common in children aged 2-7. If the treatment is timely and the nursing is appropriate, it is easy to recover and the prognosis is generally good; The onset of Yinshui is slow, the course of disease is long, it is easy to relapse, and it is difficult to heal. Let's talk about the symptoms of edema in children?

Edema in children?

1. Most of the edema starts from the eyelids, then the limbs, and even the whole body is swollen. It comes quickly, especially on the face. The skin is bright and sunken. There is little or blood in the urine, accompanied by fever, wind, cough, sore throat, aching limbs, thin white fur and floating pulse.

2. The face and limbs are swollen or light or heavy, the urine is yellow and red, the urine is short or the blood is seen, often suffering from pustules, boils, erysipelas and other sores, feverish and thirsty, the stool is dry, the tongue is red, the fur is yellow and greasy, and the pulse is slippery.

3. Differentiation of common syndrome and change syndrome: edema, little urine and acceptable appetite are common syndrome. Edema, such as oliguria, fullness of chest, cough and asthma, palpitation, dizziness, delirium, convulsion, and even amenorrhea, nausea and vomiting, foul breath in the mouth, and bleeding, are all critical syndromes.

matters needing attention

Prevent cold, keep skin clean, thoroughly treat all kinds of skin sores. Sodium and water intake should be limited in edema stage. Children with early oliguria and high edema should temporarily avoid salt until urination increases and edema gradually disappears. Low salt diet can be given.