Symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia in children

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children is a kind of pulmonary infection caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. The difference between mycoplasma pneumonia and streptococcal pneumonia is obvious β- Lactam antibiotics, or the use of sulfonamides treatment is not effective. Mycoplasma pneumonia in children is infectious and can lead to death. This disease can be transmitted through nasal secretions, autumn and winter is the season of high incidence of this disease. The typical manifestation of mycoplasma pneumonia in children is cough. Now let's talk about the symptoms of pneumonia in children.

Symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia in children

The incubation period of children infected with mycoplasma is about 8 to 35 days, and they still show symptoms after the incubation period. The onset of mycoplasma pneumonia in children is usually not particularly acute. After the illness, the child has fever, cough and anorexia, and the body is afraid of cold. Some children have headache and sore throat.

After the onset of mycoplasma pneumonia, the child's sternum has a painful feeling. The body temperature can be about 37 to 41 degrees Celsius, and most of the children's body temperature can be maintained at about 39 degrees Celsius. This disease can cause persistent fever or flaccid fever in children. Of course, some children do not have fever.

Children with mycoplasma pneumonia cough is more serious, the onset of the initial time is dry cough, with the development of the disease will gradually have paralysis cough, occasionally a small amount of blood can be found in the sputum, cough symptoms similar to pertussis. Occasionally, the patient may have nausea and vomiting.

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children generally does not lead to dyspnea, but some infants may have wheezing and mild dyspnea symptoms. The younger the child is, the more obvious the chest symptoms are.