What are the treatments for mycoplasma pneumonia in children?

Treatment methods for pediatric mycoplasma pneumonia include drug therapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment and other treatments.

1. Medication

1. Anti-infective drugs: macrolide antibiotics are preferred for mycoplasma, and azithromycin and erythromycin are the preferred drugs. Minocycline and doxycycline are also available.

2. Expectorant drugs: the purpose is to make the sputum thinner and easy to discharge, otherwise it is easy to increase the chance of bacterial infection, commonly used ambroxol, acetylcysteine, etc., which can be used orally, intravenously infusion, nebulization and other expectorant with remarkable effect.

3. Cough drugs: oral procaterol, ambroterol, etc., can be selected in clinical practice, cough drugs such as dextromethorphan can be selected when the condition is severe, leukotriene receptor antagonists can be given to reduce tracheal reactivity and reduce cough, such as montelukast sodium.

4. Glucocorticoids, the route of administration mainly includes inhalation, oral and intravenous administration, inhalation administration can effectively improve the symptoms of the acute phase and reduce the frequency of cough, the most commonly used drugs are beclomethasone propionate, fluticasone propionate, budesonide. Oral administration is mainly indicated for patients with moderate exacerbations, with prednisone as the main drug, and intravenous administration can be used for severe acute exacerbations, with hydrocortisone succinate as the main treatment.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment

Common Chinese medicines for the treatment of this disease include ephedra, almond, raw gypsum, skullcap, shoot dry, cicada, zombie silkworm, front hu, sand ginseng, etc.

3. Other treatments

Sanfu Patch: Through chemical and thermal stimulation of acupuncture points, it can dredge the meridians, regulate the lung function of the human body, promote blood circulation, dispel cold evils, improve immunity, and achieve the purpose of disease treatment and prevention.