What symptom does child tuberculosis have

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Children cough, parents will first think of the child is a cold, will give the child to take some cold medicine, anti-inflammatory drugs, cough medicine, if the child coughs for many days, taking medicine or playing hanging bottle, there is no obvious effect, must not continue to give the child medication, horse to the hospital to find a doctor to make a diagnosis, whether got tuberculosis, early detection, early treatment, to protect the health What are the early symptoms of tuberculosis in children? Now let me introduce it.

What symptom does child tuberculosis have

Symptom 1: early childhood tuberculosis is not easy to be found. This is because the early symptoms of sick children are not obvious, which is different from that of adults, but can be manifested in inactivity, low spirits, irritability, or crying for no reason. There can also be night sweats, face flushing, emaciation, weakness, loss of appetite and indigestion.

Symptom 2: most children with pulmonary tuberculosis are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the first time, and they are highly sensitive to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Once they are infected with this disease, there is often a wide range of inflammatory reaction around the tuberculosis focus, and the tuberculin test is strongly positive, and there will be repeated bullous conjunctivitis and systemic lymphadenopathy, which is not found in adult tuberculosis.

Symptom 3: after the child got tuberculosis, the symptom is different. If you feel isolated or clusters of swollen lymph nodes in your child's neck or jaw, especially if there is an open tuberculosis patient in the family, and the child has not been vaccinated with BCG, you should be more vigilant and see a doctor in time, so as to make early diagnosis and treatment.

matters needing attention

Cooperate with the doctor, insist on the use of anti tuberculosis drugs, do not interrupt, in case of drug reactions and other special circumstances, should promptly tell the doctor, by the doctor to decide whether to continue taking medicine, when the child's symptoms disappear or reduce, do not stop the drug, will cause retreatment, refractory.