What are the symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children?
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Chronic bronchitis refers to repeated bronchial infection for more than 2 years in a row, with an attack time of more than 2 months every year. It has four major symptoms of cough, asthma, inflammation and sputum. Chest X-ray shows interstitial chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other changes. Simple chronic bronchitis in children is rare. What are the symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children? Let's talk about it
What are the symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children?
Most of them attack in winter and get worse sooner or later, especially at night. Often in a cold after a persistent cough, many days do not heal, can be accompanied by mild to moderate wheezing, how much phlegm. Children often feel chest pain. The patients with prolonged course of disease and weak constitution can also have the disease in summer.
About half of the children had poor growth and physical strength. Leukocyte count was normal or low, neutropenia, lymphocyte count was relatively high. In recent years, immunofluorescence, immunoenzyme and molecular biology techniques can make early diagnosis.
White blood cell count and neutrophil count were increased. Pathogenic bacteria could be found in throat swab culture before using antibiotics. The ASO titer of streptococcal patients increased 2-3 weeks after infection.
matters needing attention
Pay attention to nutrition, strengthen outdoor activities and physical exercise. Strengthen physical exercise to enhance resistance; Breast feeding should be advocated; Prevention and treatment of rickets and malnutrition; Avoid going to crowded public places.
