Pediatric mycoplasma pneumonia should pay attention to diet

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a tiny pathogen that sits somewhere between bacteria and viruses and has certain bacterial properties. It can cause pathogenicity to the human body all year round, but it is mostly in autumn and winter, and there is an epidemic every 3-4 years. In the past two years, the incidence has increased significantly, not only in children over 5 years old, but also in infants and young children.

Mycoplasma infection in children, pharyngitis, rhinitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, etc. Fever, headache, cough, and general malaise are common. The body temperature often reaches about 39°C, and the fever can last for 1-2 weeks. Cough begins as dry and then turns into an intractable severe cough with no or little sputum.Infants and young children present with wheezing and dyspnea. In addition to causing severe pneumonia, mycoplasma infection can also cause myocarditis, encephalitis, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, kidney donation, etc.

Treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is with the macrolides erythromycin or azithromycin. Treatments can range from 1-2 weeks to 3-4 weeks or even longer. Because of the limited duration of infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody testing, empiric treatment with macrolides is necessary in patients with suspected recent infection until test results are available. Treatment with effective antibiotics can shorten the duration of the disease, reduce symptoms, and reduce the occurrence of complications. If the treatment is not complete and the pathogen cannot be completely removed, the disease is prone to recurrence, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae can even be isolated from the respiratory secretions of the child for several months, thus becoming a spreader of infection.

If it does not work, the doctor can ask the doctor to change the drug, and after the intravenous injection is stable, the doctor will prescribe the corresponding oral medication (usually azithromycin and nutritional drugs), and the doctor must take it on time and in sufficient amount according to the doctor's instructions.The treatment time of the disease is long, and parents must be patient, and the treatment for a long time can be completely and completely treated. In addition, you can not eat sweet, salty, fried, greasy, sour, cold, hard food, you can eat more liquid food, light (such as porridge, rice porridge, roasted vegetables) food, usually drink more water or juice (juice to add water), you can also make some lean porridge, fish porridge and the like.