Does childhood sepsis have an incubation period? What complications can childhood sepsis cause?

Some diseases have a certain incubation period. In the early stage, there are no symptoms and it is difficult to detect. By the time you find that something is wrong with your body, it is often a little late. So, does childhood sepsis have an incubation period?

In fact, sepsis usually has early symptoms and no incubation period. Symptoms often appear after two or three days of illness. Sepsis itself does not have any special symptoms. It is mainly an acute infection in various parts of the body, such as high fever, mild hepatosplenomegaly, and severe cases may have changes in consciousness. Myocarditis is one of the manifestations.

The complications of sepsis may include purulent meningitis, which is life-threatening to children, so we need to actively check for cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, children may also develop pneumonia or lung abscess. Sepsis itself is a relatively serious disease, so during treatment, the child must be hospitalized so that the doctor can actively treat and monitor the child.

The usual manifestation is a decrease in the amount of milk the child drinks, and the child often refuses to drink milk, is drowsy or irritable, cries softly, has a fever, and has a low body temperature. Some may also show non-specific symptoms such as poor response, pale or gray complexion, listlessness, and lack of weight gain.

If neonatal sepsis is not treated in time, it will lead to hyperbilirubinemia and even kernicterus, which will affect the intellectual development of children. Moreover, its main complications are purulent meningitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, and cellulitis. Some children have worsened their condition and even suffered lifelong disability because they did not pay attention in time. Therefore, parents must pay more attention. If relevant symptoms are found, they should take their children to the hospital for examination in time and check their children.