Patient's question:
My baby has been coughing and was diagnosed with pneumonia, so we took her to the hospital for admission. Every day, I see her taking medicine and crying, which makes me feel very heartbroken. Can pediatric pneumonia go away? Will it not get better? This is her first time experiencing this, and I'm very worried.Doctor's answer:
Children's pneumonia can be cured and improved with active treatment, but the specific outcome also depends on the severity and extent of the baby's pneumonia. Generally, pneumonia can be completely recovered and improved within one to two weeks. If it is mycoplasma pneumonia, it may take three to four weeks or even longer to recover. If the baby gets pneumonia again, active treatment and medication should be given to prevent the inflammation from worsening and to avoid the recurrence of systemic infection.