What are the symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia and how to treat it

Symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia include prodromal symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue, myalgia, and otalgia, and cough, which is mostly paroxysmal irritating cough with little sputum. Treatment mainly includes general treatment, cause-related treatment and symptomatic treatment.

1. General treatment: For those with fever, insufficient food and water, it is necessary to replenish water and electrolytes in time, balance the diet, and supplement more vitamins.

2. Treatment of causes: Mycoplasma pneumonia is caused by mycoplasma infection, sensitive antibiotics are azithromycin, erythromycin, etc., which can be intravenous or oral, and antibacterial treatment generally lasts for 2~3 weeks.

3. Symptomatic treatment: When patients have symptoms such as fever, cough, and headache, symptomatic treatment is required. When the fever is low-grade, physical cooling can be carried out, such as warm water scrub bath, etc., antipyretics such as oral acetaminophen can be used when the fever is high, patients with cough can be treated with bromhexine hydrochloride, etc., and patients with headache can use painkillers, such as ibuprofen, etc.

Patients with mycoplasma pneumonia should seek medical attention in time, make a clear diagnosis as soon as possible, and treat it aggressively to avoid delaying the condition.