Primary Atypical Pneumonia

Primary atypical pneumonia is the most common cause of pneumonia in children between 5-12 years of age. Primarily it occurs in the fall and winter season and in crowded living conditions.

Signs and Symptoms of Primary Atypical

• Anorexia, headache, fever, chills, muscle pain, and malaise
• Rhinitis, sore throat, and dry-hacking cough
• Initially non productive cough, then production of seromucoid sputum that becomes mucopurulent or blood streaked

Nursing Intervention:

• Nursing interventions for patient with primary atypical pneumonia are symptomatic.