Is viral pneumonia serious in children?

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Influenza virus pneumonia is mostly due to pulmonary infection caused by influenza virus (hereinafter referred to as influenza). Influenza virus pneumonia is a kind of severe interstitial pneumonia. Sometimes it can invade the central nervous system or circulatory system, especially in patients with increased left atrial pressure such as mitral stenosis, but it can also occur in normal people. It is a direct and serious pulmonary virus infection, This disease is more common in children. Is viral pneumonia serious in children? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Is viral pneumonia serious in children?

Children with viral pneumonia treatment is not timely, the consequences are very serious. The symptoms of viral pneumonia can be different, some children can be accompanied by fever, cough, expectoration, early and timely treatment, can be cured. Severe patients may have dyspnea, wheezing, viral pneumonia can cause poisoning symptoms, easy to merge with heart failure, myocarditis and multiple organ failure.

The lung signs of viral pneumonia appear later than radiation, and the clinical symptoms are not obvious, which is easy to delay the condition and treatment opportunity. Therefore, it is advocated to take early films to discover the lung condition in time. The recovery period of viral pneumonia varies, some of which take weeks or even months. Therefore, once viral pneumonia is found, it should be treated immediately instead of at home.

General treatment is to stay in bed, eat easy to digest, rich in protein, electrolyte, vitamin food, pay attention to water supplement. People with high fever are given physical cooling. For children with mild symptoms, they can use some antiviral and anti influenza drugs on their own. The common ones are Xiaoer Feire Kechuan oral liquid, which has the core formula of jimaxingshigan Decoction and Shuanghuanglian, and is combined with Banlangen and Houttuynia cordata. It not only has obvious effect on the prevention and treatment of influenza, but also has the effect of clearing heat, detoxification and lung circulation, It is the first drug in China to treat and prevent influenza in children. If the fever lasts too long and does not subside, you need to go to a doctor for diagnosis to avoid aggravating the disease.

matters needing attention

Life should be regular, sleep should be guaranteed, and children should not be allowed to stay in smoking room or drinking room. It can reduce the chance of infection by taking children to public places where people gather; In the haze or sandstorm weather, try to reduce going out or have to go out wearing masks, reduce the chance of illness.