Symptoms of intrauterine infection in infants

Update Date: 2022-08-07 Source: Network

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Intrauterine infection, also known as congenital infection or mother to child transmission disease, refers to the intrauterine infection of the fetus caused by infection during pregnancy. The main route of intrauterine infection is vertical transmission of pathogenic microorganism to fetus through placenta; The retrograde diffusion of pathogenic microorganisms in the lower genital tract of pregnant women; Perinatal infection during delivery. Let's talk about the symptoms of intrauterine infection

Symptoms of intrauterine infection in infants

1. The symptoms of infection and poisoning are generally acute, acute infection will first appear repeated chills or even chills, and then the occurrence of flaccid or intermittent high fever, the formation of flaccid fever or persistent fever. It should be noted that the weak or malnourished newborns may have no fever symptoms or even low fever. In addition, patients with neonatal depression or irritability, even pale or delirious.

2. All kinds of skin damage can be seen in some children, and most of them are acute rashes, such as ecchymosis, ecchymosis, scarlet fever like rash, etc. These rashes are common in the skin of limbs, trunk, oral mucosa and other parts, and the oral mucosa also has bleeding phenomenon. Gastrointestinal symptoms often include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, severe hematemesis, hematochezia, even toxic enteroparalysis, necrotizing enterocolitis, dehydration, acidosis are also more common.

3. Other symptoms include joint symptoms and hepatosplenomegaly. Joint symptoms will appear joint swelling and pain, dysfunction or joint cavity effusion, leading to suppurative arthritis and osteomyelitis. Hepatosplenomegaly is complicated with toxic hepatitis, leading to liver abscess and tenderness. Serious children will also appear myocarditis, heart failure, coma and other parenchymal organ involvement symptoms.

matters needing attention

Neonatal sepsis intrauterine infection symptoms as above, or easier to find. Therefore, we must be vigilant. Once similar symptoms are found, we must see a doctor in time and have cerebrospinal fluid examination as soon as possible. Do early treatment, and do a good job of nursing, let the child grow up healthily.