Symptoms of Chlamydia infection in children
summary
The so-called infant Chlamydia infection in most cases refers to the neonatal Chlamydia infection. Chlamydia often exists in the female vagina and near the cervix. When pregnant women give birth, the newborn can be infected with Chlamydia through the birth canal, leading to Chlamydia infection. Chlamydia infection in newborns mainly causes two diseases, the first is conjunctivitis, the second is pneumonia. In particular, premature newborns have the highest probability of Chlamydia infection. Sometimes the site of Chlamydia infection in newborns may be the nasopharynx. Tell us about the symptoms of Chlamydia infection in children.
Symptoms of Chlamydia infection in children
1. Neonatal infection with Chlamydia is the first cause of conjunctivitis. This phenomenon can be unilateral conjunctival inflammation, or bilateral conjunctival inflammation at the same time. After the onset, it is more similar to the symptoms of catarrhal conjunctivitis. Children's conjunctiva will secrete a lot of viscous fluid, and the conjunctiva will swell and even congest.
2. If neonatal Chlamydia infection occurs in the nasopharynx, it may make the children runny nose for a long time, and it may also make the children's nose blocked and lead to mouth breathing. In neonatal Chlamydia infection, about 25% of the children will have lung and rhinitis site co infection.
3. If the nasopharynx is complicated with lung infection, it is easy to lead to severe pneumonia. At this time, the child not only has a runny nose, blocked nose, but also coughs, especially when breathing. If it is in hot weather, the examination can find that the lungs emit moist rales.
matters needing attention
In fact, neonatal or infant Chlamydia infection is completely preventable, to appropriate exercise, enhance resistance, to pay attention to rest, maternal before production had better do vaginal discharge examination, especially for Chlamydia examination, so as to achieve early detection and early treatment.
