Is mycoplasma pneumonia in children serious?

The vast majority of mycoplasma pneumonia in children is not serious, the clinical symptoms are mild, and the treatment effect is good; A few cases also have some self-healing and a good prognosis; Some are more serious and require active diagnosis and treatment.

Mycoplasma pneumonia is more common in children, is an acute respiratory tract or lung inflammatory infection caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, patients often have cough, sputum production, fever, general fatigue, malaise and other symptoms, affecting the physical and mental health of children.

When children suffer from mycoplasma pneumonia, oral azithromycin tablets can be used for anti-infection therapy, which can effectively reduce the inflammatory response of patients and control the progression of the disease, which is generally not serious; In addition, mycoplasma pneumonia also has a certain degree of self-healing, and those with good physique can gradually recover without treatment.

Clinically, some children have a more acute onset, and the children have more severe symptoms such as cough and sputum, and the body temperature rises significantly, which indicates that the condition is more serious, and in severe cases, it will lead to shock or chronic pneumonia, which needs to be actively diagnosed and treated.

Mycoplasma pneumonia is contagious to a certain extent and is prone to cluster onset, so children with mycoplasma pneumonia should try not to go to crowded places and actively go to pediatrics for treatment, and drugs should be used reasonably according to the doctor's instructions.