How to treat mycoplasma pneumonia in a 2-year-old baby

Mycoplasma pneumonia in children is a common type of pneumonia in childhood. The treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia in a 2-year-old baby mainly includes symptomatic treatment, anti-infective therapy and daily care.

1. Symptomatic treatment

If fever is present, prompt cooling therapy is required. The first is physical cooling, you can give the baby a warm bath or wipe the body with a warm and humid towel; If your body temperature is higher than 38.5°C, you need to take fever-reducing medications, such as oral acetaminophen solution, as prescribed.For cough symptoms caused by mycoplasma pneumonia, it is necessary to take cough suppressants as prescribed, such as ambroterol oral solution and ambroxol hydrochloride oral solution.

2. Anti-infective therapy

It is recommended to use macrolide antibiotics under the guidance of a doctor to treat, and drugs such as roxithromycin and azithromycin can be used. If the condition is not severe, medication can be taken by mouth. If the condition is severe, it can be given as an intravenous drip.

3. Daily care

Parents should provide a good rest environment for the baby, keep the indoor temperature, humidity and air circulation, and properly supplement the baby's nutrition, you can eat some nutritious and easily absorbed food, such as milk, egg custard, millet porridge, etc.