Clinical analysis of 125 cases with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

Objective To investigate and analyze clinical symptoms, auxiliary examination results, therapeutic methods and the prognosis of the pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. Methods The clinical data including symptoms, auxiliary examination results, therapeutic methods of 125 children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in our hospital from September 2016 to February 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Results Among the 125 children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, the main symptoms were cough (100%) and fever (68%) and some cases accompanied by different extra-pulmonary complications. Varying degrees of changes were found from all the children’s abnormal chest X-ray films. Conclusions The symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children were serious, with slight clinical signs and varying degrees of change of the X-ray films. Early standardized application of macrolide antibiotics was beneficial for treatment. Key words: Children; Mycoplasma pneumonia; Clinical analysis