Patient's question:
The infant's throat sounds wet with rales, but there are no other symptoms. What could be the cause? Is it pneumonia? ~How should it be treated? Please advise the doctor, thank you.Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to your description, the possibility of neonatal pneumonia is very high. Neonatal pneumonia is not completely the same as pneumonia in older children. Most of them are atypical, with a few coughing and no fever rise. The main symptoms are purple around the mouth, spitting foam, difficulty breathing, listlessness, less crying, no crying, and breast rejection. Sometimes it is the symptoms of a "cold," such as nasal congestion and milk choking. However, careful observation shows that the child's breathing is very fast (more than 45 times per minute, usually 40-44 times per minute), and may even be accompanied by breathing difficulties, such as tetany (tetany in the suprasternal fossa, intercostal spaces, and subxiphoid depression during inspiration). Guidance, such as neonatal pneumonia, depends on the treatment effect to determine the prognosis.