Patient's question:
My son is 15 days old. After eating milk at night, he felt a rattling sound in his nose when breathing. The next morning, he occasionally coughed. The doctor initially diagnosed pneumonia and recommended hospitalization for treatment. Can he be treated without hospitalization? If he is not hospitalized, what medications can be used for treatment?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal pneumonia is a common clinical disease that can occur in any season, especially in winter and spring. If treatment is not thorough, it is prone to recurrence, affecting children's development. Neonatal pneumonia is best treated in a hospital. Due to the immaturity of neonatal respiratory organs and functions, delayed treatment can easily lead to respiratory failure, heart failure, sepsis, or even death. Pneumonia, as a common clinical disease, can affect children's development if treatment is not thorough or if it recurs. The clinical manifestations of pediatric pneumonia include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, and severe cough without fever or asthma. Patients must take medication under the guidance of a doctor.