Symptoms of pneumonia in a child

Inflammation of the lungs is one of the most dangerous diseases for children at an early age. Especially infants and children of preschool age are especially affected by this disease. This is facilitated by their specific physiology - laryngeal lumens, nasal passages, trachea and bronchi are rather narrow. Consider what are the symptoms of pneumonia in a child.

Symptoms of a mild form of pneumonia

There is a slight degree of inflammation of this organ in children. Symptoms for this form of the disease may be minor. If you carefully consider the baby, you can see the pallor of the skin. There is a slight blueing around the mouth and nose, the child's body temperature rises. This causes dyspnea. Attentive parents should notice such changes in their child, immediately you need to contact the doctor to start treatment in time. Timely treatment started, as a rule, gives its positive results in 10-12 days. This outcome of the disease refers to children who do not have concomitant diseases. When untimely treatment, the disease begins to progress and can go through the medium and heavy forms.

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Symptoms of inflammation of the lungs of medium and severe

Symptoms of inflammation of this organ in more severe forms of the disease: the child's skin becomes clearly pale, it becomes restless, cough appears, the bluish tint on the face becomes more distinct. At the child the dyspnea becomes strong, thus wings of a nose strain. There is weakness, body temperature rises to 39 degrees, the respiratory function is disrupted: it becomes non-rhythmic, frequent and superficial. Treatment of this form of pneumonia lasts about 20-26 days.

If you do not take the necessary measures in the treatment of this disease, then it can go into serious form. Symptoms change significantly with this form of the disease. There is a very high fever, become too pronounced: cough( may be dry or with sputum), cyanosis of the lips, nose, nails and ears. The baby's breathing is too difficult. Oxygen starvation develops, which contributes to the disruption of the activity of all systems and organs in the body. And also with oxygen starvation, metabolic functions are disrupted. It can all develop purulent inflammation of the meninges. Premature babies are especially seriously ill with this disease. Pneumonia in these children is life threatening. In such children, signs of pneumonia are weakly expressed. At feeding they refuse the breast, do not gain weight, the body becomes bluish. On their lips, they periodically appear foamy liquid. The baby becomes sluggish, drowsy or opposite, too excited. At the slightest suspicion of your baby, urgently call a doctor! At untimely taken measures, within 2-3 days, the condition of crumbs sharply worsens. Also, children with low weight may experience symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, the appearance of otitis.

If the disease affects the cardiovascular system, the nervous system and the digestive tract, children with pneumonia may have convulsions, loss of consciousness. The legs become cold, the pulse becomes weak. If sputum is secreted with cough, with putrefactive odor, then this indicates that the inflamed purulent foci are present inside. If the baby has a bloody discharge when coughing, this indicates a pneumonia caused by fungi. When hemoptysis occurs accompanied by severe pain, it is a sign of a lung infarction.

Inflammation of the lungs is a very serious disease for the child's body. At the first symptoms of this disease, you should call a doctor at the house. He, in turn, will conduct a thorough examination of the child and prescribe a treatment, taking into account various factors. Self-medication for this disease is contraindicated.