Symptoms of lobar pneumonia in children?

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Lobar pneumonia is mainly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The lesions involve more than one lung segment. The acute inflammation mainly consists of diffuse cellulose exudation in alveoli. It mostly occurs in young men. Symptoms of lobar pneumonia in children? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms of lobar pneumonia in children?

In the early stage, the cough was not serious and there was no sputum. Later, there was rust colored sputum. One week after the course of the disease, moist rales could be heard. The typical change of chest X-ray film is a large shadow of a lung lobe or lung segment, which is uniform and dense. The most common is the right upper lobe or the left lower lobe, which may be accompanied by pleural effusion.

Other laboratory tests showed that white blood cells and neutrophils increased significantly, and C-reactive protein was positive. Pathogenic detection methods of Streptococcus pneumoniae included: bacterial culture of blood, airway secretions and pleural effusion, detection of bacterial capsule antigen in blood and urine, detection of specific antibody, etc. If positive results are obtained, the diagnosis is strongly supported.

In the treatment of lobar pneumonia, it should be noted that Streptococcus pneumoniae is effective in the treatment of penicillin and cephalosporin, so it is often used. The course of treatment is 1-2 weeks. If the condition is serious or accompanied with complications, such as pleurisy and pericarditis, the dose can be increased and the course of treatment can be prolonged. At present, it has been found that Streptococcus pneumoniae has the problem of drug resistance. At this time, antibiotics should be selected according to the drug sensitivity test of bacterial culture.

matters needing attention

(1) Pay attention to the prevention of upper respiratory tract infection, strengthen cold tolerance exercise（ 2) Avoid rain, cold, drunk, overwork and other incentives（ 3) Active treatment of primary diseases, such as chronic cardiopulmonary disease, chronic hepatitis, diabetes and oral diseases, can prevent lobar pneumonia.