The "sequelae" of children who have recovered from the new coronary pneumonia cannot be ignored. He Xuegong, a specialist in pediatric immunization, allergy and infectious diseases, said that at least one of the 10 children with new coronary pneumonia has "long new crown" sequelae.
He had treated a nine-year-old girl who developed severe fatigue, shortness of breath and asthma symptoms three weeks after the diagnosis. He even lacked the energy to "fall off the street" and was unable to return to school as usual.
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He Xuegong said that the nine-year-old girl was in good health before contracting the epidemic, but she was easily tired after the infection. The desire has also greatly decreased, and I have no energy to do simple exercises at home, and I have not seen any improvement in taking steroids to treat my asthma.
He Xuegong said treating the girl as a new asthma case described the situation as "severely scary".
He said that after continuous communication with a regular doctor, the girl's mood has been stabilized, and she also found that her discomfort mostly occurs at night, so she prescribed longer-acting medicines, which improved her rest, and she is now able to return to school.
Foreign countries have sprung up clinics specializing in the treatment of "long-term new crown", and some experts in Hong Kong have also advocated the establishment of the Hong Kong government to treat patients affected by the sequelae of the new crown.
He Xuegong believes that the advantages of this type of one-stop service clinics lie in multi-specialty, continuous treatment and follow-up of patients' symptoms, accurate responses to reduce discomfort, and patients do not need to search for a specialist clinic that suits them, and do not need to repeat symptoms many times.
He believes that after accumulating a year and a half of experience, the clinic can effectively identify and study the direction of future treatment of the epidemic.
He Xuegong, a specialist in children's immunization, allergy and infectious diseases, reminded that if the virus test has been negative, the child's symptoms persist for more than two to four weeks without subsidence, which is regarded as a "long new crown".
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Symptoms persist for two to four weeks and develop new crown warning signs
He Xuegong pointed out that the symptoms of long-term new crown include intermittent insomnia, anxiety, depression, fear, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc., and a small number of children have rashes, which may affect physical and mental health or social skills.
He reminded that if the virus test has been negative, children who continue to have the above symptoms for more than two to four weeks without subsidence are regarded as long-term new crowns.
Some sick children will recover on their own within two weeks after the symptoms appear, and some patients are still affected by sequelae for six months or more after infection.
Data show that chronically ill and unvaccinated patients are more likely to develop new crowns.
He believes that the best way is to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection. If unfortunately infected, the virus will not continue to be high, and the virus will cause relatively less damage to the body, and the risk of sequelae will be relatively reduced.
He continued to point out that after the injection, it will help alleviate the symptoms of the new crown, and appealed to the recovered patients not to delay the vaccination because of the six-month "gold-free".
He Xuegong pointed out that vaccination can help alleviate the symptoms of "long-term new crown", and urged the recovered patients not to delay vaccination due to the "no gold medal" for six months.
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It is recommended to use less electronic products to avoid aggravating memory and fatigue problems
At present, there is no special medicine to treat the new crown. He Xuegong said that electronic products will aggravate children's memory and fatigue problems. It is recommended that parents set regular work and rest times for their children, and disable electronic products for the first three hours in the evening; if brain fog occurs, brain training can be enhanced , such as playing chess or educational games; parents should also talk to children more to understand their feelings and insecurities, and if necessary, they can make an appointment with a family doctor and seek psychological counseling.
In terms of diet, if appetite decreases, vitamin supplements can be prescribed after evaluation by a doctor. You can also try to eat liquid foods such as milk, moderate juice, soy milk, gruel and wheat peel. It is also recommended to add natural and strong flavorings when cooking. , such as onion and garlic, coriander, lemon, etc., help stimulate the taste buds.
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