What are the symptoms of pediatric pneumonia? Pneumonia is the most common type of respiratory disease in children. Infants and children within 3 years of age suffer more from pneumonia in the winter and spring seasons, and pneumonia caused by bacteria and viruses is the most common. The first affiliated hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Zhang Yan Symptoms of Pediatric Pneumonia Babies with pneumonia mainly present with fever, cough, and wheezing. The onset of pneumonia can be acute or slow, and usually develops several days after the upper respiratory tract infection. The first symptom seen is a fever or cough, and the temperature is usually 38-39°C. Adenovirus pneumonia can last for 1 to 2 weeks. Small infants who are weak may not have a fever or even a lower than normal temperature. There may be coughing, choking or milk spillage from the nose. Symptoms such as poor appetite, poor spirits or restless sleep are common. Severely ill children may have symptoms of respiratory distress such as flapping of the nose and greening around the mouth, or even respiratory failure or heart failure. Children may also develop digestive symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal distention, and diarrhea. Pediatric pneumonia has a rapid onset, is serious, and progresses rapidly, making it a life-threatening disease for babies. However, it is sometimes similar to the symptoms of the pediatric flu and can be easily confused. Therefore, it is important for parents to have the knowledge to differentiate between these two common pediatric diseases so that pediatric pneumonia can be detected and treated early. It is not too difficult to identify them, and there are several points to start with: a. Take the temperature of the pediatric pneumonia most of the fever, and more than 38 ℃, and last more than 2-3 days does not subside, such as the use of antipyretic drugs can only temporarily recede for a while. Pediatric colds also fever, but more than 38 ℃, the duration is shorter, the effect of antipyretic drugs is also more obvious. Second, to see if the cough breathing difficulties Most of the pediatric pneumonia has a cough or wheezing, and the degree of heaviness, often causing breathing difficulties. The difficulty in breathing is manifested as breath-holding, both sides of the nose one by one, the lips of the mouth purple, suggesting a serious condition, do not delay. The cough or wheeze caused by cold and bronchitis is generally lighter and does not cause breathing difficulties. Third, look at the mental state When a baby has a cold, he or she is generally in good spirits and can play. When a child has pneumonia, the mental state is poor, often irritable, crying and restless, or lethargic, jerky, etc. Fourth, look at the diet baby cold, the diet is still normal, or eat food, milk to reduce. But when you have pneumonia, the diet drops significantly, you don’t eat, you don’t eat milk, and you often cry and fuss because you are holding your breath. When a baby has a cold, sleep is normal. However, after pneumonia, the baby sleeps more and wakes up easily, and cries; there is a tendency for the breathing difficulty to increase at night. Six, listen to the child’s chest because the baby’s chest wall is thin, sometimes without a stethoscope with the ear can also hear the blistering sound, so parents can be quiet or asleep in the child’s chest wall on both sides of the spine, listen carefully; pneumonia children at the end of inhalation will hear “grunt”, “grunt “This is an important sign of inflammation of the lungs. Pediatric colds usually do not have such sounds. After the above methods, if most of them occur, you should suspect that your baby has pneumonia and should go to the hospital early.