Symptoms of acute appendicitis in children

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Now many people have only one child at home. Not only that, but also every child is our treasure. We are very nervous if we have a little problem. Like sick or something. Acute appendicitis in children is a common disease in children, more common in children over 5 years old. The most susceptible age is around 6-12 years old, and infants under 1 year old seldom get sick. Children with acute appendicitis have a higher probability of diffuse peritonitis and appendiceal perforation, which is easy to cause death. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to it. Once children are found to have appendicitis, they should take their children to see a doctor as soon as possible. So what are the characteristics of acute appendicitis in children? Now let me introduce it to you

Symptoms of acute appendicitis in children

One of the characteristics is this, now let's introduce: Children's body defense ability is weak. Children are still in the stage of physical development, lack of humoral immune function development, lack of complement and poor phagocytosis of neutrophils, coupled with temperature regulation function is not stable. Therefore, once the onset of appendicitis is very simple, high fever, white blood cell increase is more obvious than adults, poisoning symptoms are more severe.

So what are the symptoms of this disease? The clinical manifestations of different children are different. The clinical manifestations of acute appendicitis in children are similar to those in adults. However, the incidence rate of appendicitis in children is lower than adults, and the atypical symptoms are more atypical, but the condition is generally more serious than that of adults. Children under 6 years old often lack the typical manifestations of metastatic right lower abdominal pain, and the signs of abdominal pain and pain are usually not fixed, so the clinical misdiagnosis rate is high, up to 63%.

Sometimes, parents should also pay attention to such situations, that is, children with fever and abdominal pain should take appendicitis into consideration and conduct necessary inspection and investigation. Children with appendicitis should be hospitalized for close investigation. When the child is asleep, shake and tap the child's body. If it shows resistance or crying, be alert and check repeatedly.

matters needing attention

The basic treatment of acute appendicitis in children is early operation and appendectomy. However, the treatment plan must be decided according to the age, type, degree and general condition of the disease. For simple appendicitis, conservative treatment for 1-2 days without deterioration, or peritonitis has become better, limited and the formation of appendiceal abscess is not suitable for surgery, first use of Chinese and Western medicine conservative comprehensive therapy.