Is Mycoplasma pneumoniae growing up in children?
Is Mycoplasma pneumoniae growing up in children?
Chief Physician Qi Zheng
Department of Pediatrics, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
It is inaccurate to say whether a child who is infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae will recover when he grows up. Because mycoplasma pneumonia in children is generally curable, there is no need to wait until you grow up. If it is because the treatment is not thorough, it has been going back and forth, or even evolved into chronic pneumonia, the child may get better when he grows up, provided that he adheres to standardized treatment and pays attention to daily care.
1. Mycoplasma pneumonia can be cured
Mycoplasma pneumonia in children can be cured, but the course may be longer, but you don't need to wait until the child is older.
As long as children with mycoplasma pneumonia are treated with anti-infective treatment in time to prevent complications, most of the prognosis is relatively good, and children with mild symptoms can even recover spontaneously. If the child is left untreated or is seriously ill, it may leave sequelae.
2. It is possible to get better when you grow up
If pediatric mycoplasma pneumonia is not treated in a timely and standardized manner, or if the body is poor, resulting in prolonged and recurrent attacks for more than three months, it may be transformed into chronic pneumonia. Chronic pneumonia is difficult to cure, and if you adhere to standardized treatment, actively prevent complications, and prevent serious lung damage, you may get better when you grow up.
3. It is necessary to adhere to standardized treatment
For refractory mycoplasma pneumonia, recovery can also be achieved after standardized treatment, but the treatment time is relatively long. However, if the treatment is delayed or the treatment is not standardized, the lung function will be seriously impaired, and complications or sequelae will easily occur. For chronic pneumonia, if you don't adhere to treatment, it will not only be difficult to recover when you grow up, but it will even have serious consequences in childhood.