What should I do if my child has mumps? What are the treatments for mumps?

Mumps in children is a very harmful disease that seriously affects the health of patients. Therefore, it is very important to treat this disease. The following are the treatments for mumps in children.

What are the treatments for mumps in children?

1. Target the cause of the disease. Correct dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, maintain body fluid balance. If necessary, inject complex amino acids to improve the body's resistance.

2. Choose effective antibiotics. Use large doses of penicillin or appropriate amounts of cephalosporin and other Gram-positive cocci antibiotics to collect purulent secretions from the parotid duct opening and choose the most sensitive antibiotic.

3. Other conservative treatments. Hot compress, physical therapy, external application of Ruyi Jinhuang Powder. In the early stage of inflammation, you can drink acidic drinks or vitamin C or take 1% pilocarpine 3-5 drops (2-3mg) orally 2-3 times a day to increase saliva secretion. Disinfectant mouthwashes, such as warm boric acid and sodium bicarbonate solution, can also help control inflammation.

4. Cut the drainage system. In order to develop to the flower farmers, the drainage system must be cut. Its characteristics are: there is obvious local sunken edema, local throbbing pain and localized tenderness, puncture hesitation pus; there is pus discharge from the parotid duct orifice, and the symptoms of systemic infection and poisoning are obvious.

5. Incision and drainage method: local infiltration anesthesia. From the tragus to the incision of the mandibular angle, the skin, subcutaneous tissue and parotid masseter fascia fluid accumulated under the fascia can be drained. If there is no pus overflow, a curved vascular clamp can be inserted into the parotid gland solid abscess cavity to drain the pus. Due to common multiple abscesses, attention should be paid to separating the abscess cavity in different directions and separating each gland lobule. After flushing, install a rubber drainage belt, flush with saline every day, and replace the drainage belt.

6. Acupuncture

Ear acupuncture pills

(I) Acupuncture points

Main acupoint: parotid gland

Acupoint: Ear tip

2. Prevention

First, use a fine three-spindle needle to injure the ear tip to prevent bleeding 1-2 drops, then stick the Wangbuliu thread on the parotid acupoint, press twice a day, 50 times each time. Change it every 3-4 days, and a course of treatment is 7 days.

Body Acupuncture

(I) Acupuncture points

Main acupoints: Yifeng, Cheek-cart, Shaoshang, Hegu.

Acupoints: Lieque, Fenglong, Jiexi, Tinghui.

(II) Governing Law

The main acupoints are mainly used, and when the effect is not obvious, the acupoints are appropriately increased. A few merchants use three-edged needles to bleed, and the remaining acupoints use the disease Xu technique (quickly insert the needle to a certain depth, slowly twist the layered needle), the stimulation should be strong, and the facial acupoints (only the patient's side) are repeatedly injected to promote the disease, and then leave it for 30~60 minutes, and inject 2~3 times at the same time. Inject once a day, and twice for severe cases.

Things to note when treating mumps in children:

1. Isolate the patient early until the swelling of the parotid gland subsides completely. Tell children not to have close contact with the patient.

2. Pay attention to indoor ventilation and keep the air flowing. You can use 0.2% peracetic acid for disinfection at home. Do not participate in large group activities during the epidemic.

3. Vaccinate against measles, rubella and mumps. Strengthen the promotion of health knowledge, educate children to develop good personal hygiene habits, exercise more, and strengthen their physical fitness. However, the live attenuated mumps vaccine cannot be used for pregnant women, people with congenital or acquired low immunity, and those who are allergic to egg white.

4. Take 30 grams of Isatis root or 9 grams of honeysuckle decoction for prevention, 1 dose per day for 6 consecutive days.

5. We can give children preventive injections when they are one and a half years old. In addition, parents should note that mumps is a viral infection, and most children will recover naturally within a week to 10 days.

The most important thing to note before treating mumps is to take adequate rest during this period. It is not advisable to supplement water and easily digestible nutrients with acidic foods to avoid causing local pain in the parotid gland.

6. In the care of mumps, we should pay attention to rest and drink plenty of water. You can take some Chinese medicine because chewing swelling will cause pain. The diet is mainly liquid and semi-liquid. Closely observe the child's body temperature for complications.