What are the early symptoms of pneumonia in children?

For children with pneumonia, we should take the approach of "early detection and early treatment" to actively deal with it. Generally speaking, as long as mothers pay close attention to their children's living habits and mental state, they can detect children's pneumonia early and eliminate it in the bud in time. Here are some typical early symptoms of children's pneumonia:

Pneumonia is a common respiratory disease in children.

Symptom 1: Increased body temperature

By touching the forehead, body and measuring the temperature, you can find changes in the child's body temperature. Most cases of pneumonia in children are accompanied by fever, and the temperature is usually above 38°C. Antipyretics can only temporarily reduce the fever. However, the duration of the fever cannot be used as the only basis for judging pneumonia. Some babies develop pneumonia after only two days of fever, while some babies do not develop pneumonia even if they have a fever for a week. Therefore, fever alone cannot determine whether a child has pneumonia. It is necessary to combine other aspects to judge.

Symptom 2: Difficulty breathing

If a child has pneumonia, he or she will usually have a severe cough or wheeze and difficulty breathing. Difficulty breathing is manifested as breath holding, bilateral nostrils opening and closing, and purple lips, which indicates that the condition is serious and should not be delayed.

When parents observe their children's breathing rate, they must know: "Children's breathing rate at rest is different at different ages." If the cough and wheeze are severe, the breathing rate increases when the child is still, that is, the infant's breathing rate does not meet the following numerical standards, it is suspected that the child has "pediatric pneumonia":

Less than 2-3 months: less than 60 times/min

2 months to 12 months: less than 50 times/min

1-5 years old: less than 40 times/min

If a child has a cough and has increased breathing, it is mild pneumonia; if there is increased breathing and chest indentation, it is severe pneumonia; if it is accompanied by inability to drink water and cyanosis, it is extremely severe pneumonia. Mild pneumonia can be treated at home; severe pneumonia must be hospitalized. However, if you find symptoms, you must first go to the hospital to ask a doctor to help confirm the diagnosis.