Patient's question:
The baby is 18 days old and always sleeps with loud breathing sounds. A lump has grown on the right leg, and sometimes bubbles come out of the mouth.Doctor's answer:
Neonatal pneumonia is divided into aspiration pneumonia and infectious pneumonia. When aspiration pneumonia develops secondary infection, it is similar to infectious pneumonia. Infectious pneumonia can occur in utero, during delivery, or after birth and is caused by infections such as bacteria, viruses, or protozoa. The clinical manifestations of neonatal pneumonia often include rapid breathing, groaning, foaming at the mouth, cyanosis of the lips or extremities, coughing, fever, repeated vomiting, poor feeding, and poor mental response. Due to the weak cough reflex in newborns, the clinical manifestations of neonatal pneumonia may not be very typical at times, and may only present as rapid breathing, poor feeding, and poor mental response. When a baby exhibits these symptoms, parents should pay attention and seek medical attention at a neonatal specialty clinic.