Cough is only one of the symptoms caused by mycoplasma infection in children

Mycoplasma infection is a disease that children agree to appear, and mycoplasma is also a very common pathogenic bacterium that causes children to get sick, and the situation of mycoplasma infection in children is very harmful to children's bodies, so parents must find abnormal symptoms of children in time to avoid further harm to children's health.So what are the symptoms caused by mycoplasma infection in children? In fact, the symptoms of coughing are only one of them.

1. Symptoms of mycoplasma infection in children

1. Fever and chills

Children infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae often have fever (i.e., high, moderate, and low-grade fever) that lasts for 1 to 3 weeks. An irritating cough is a prominent manifestation that resembles whooping cough with sticky sputum. Infants and young children have a rapid onset, a long course of illness, and severe disease, especially dyspnea and dyspnea.

2. Cough

Most children have a severe cough with mycoplasma infection. It often presents initially with a dry cough and sometimes an intermittent cough, somewhat like whooping cough in children.

3. Sore throat

Mycoplasma infection in children may cause sore throat, anorexia, and even aversion to drinking water.

4. Cough and vomiting

One of the most common symptoms of mycoplasma infection in children is sputum production. Your child often coughs up white phlegm, occasionally with slight bloodshots. When children cough up sputum, they often have vomiting, which may worsen anorexia and lack of food.

5. Headache and substernal pain

Children with mycoplasma infection may often have headaches and sometimes substernal pain. Some children often experience "chest pain".

2. Hazards of mycoplasma infection in children

1. Skin damage

The incidence of skin lesions in children with mycoplasma infection is 25%. The disease presents primarily as a erythematous maculopapular rash, a morbilliform or scarlet fever-like rash, or a vesicular bullous rash.

2. Nervous system damage

It has been reported that 7% of children hospitalized for mycoplasma infection have central nervous system damage, mainly manifested by febrile seizures, coma, meningeal irritation, focal neurological signs, and mental behavior abnormalities.

3. Urinary system injury

Mycoplasma infection in children can also cause damage to the urinary system. Its main manifestations are hematuria, proteinuria, and renal failure.

4. Damage to the locomotion system

Mycoplasma infection in children can cause arthritis, which is characterized by arthritic changes such as arthralgia, myalgia, and difficulty walking.

In fact, among the patients with mycoplasma infection, both young and old, so the occurrence of mycoplasma infection is relatively common, but the child's body resistance is relatively weak, and there may be some complications after the occurrence of mycoplasma infection, which has a very great impact on their health, so if parents find that their child has mycoplasma infection, then it is best to go to the hospital for further examination and treatment as soon as possible.