she was just a baby, what causes this? Her lips turn blue and then she went to sleep is there something we or the hospital could of done She was at the doctor 3 days before and they sent her home. I just dont understand how a toddler can be so lively one day and gone the next I'm sorry for you and your family. God bless your family and I'm sure god will take care your niece's soul. Don't worry, god will always look out for niece and be by her side and will help your family through this hard time. Pray to him and he will help your family and your niece. God bless you. with walking pneumonia you usually don't have any symptoms so there was probably nothing family could've done. and i'm sure the hospital tried everything they could. i am so very sorry this happened. if not detected early enough, doesn't matter who the person is or age, it can be a killer. sorry for your loss. My condolences... here is some info..what have the doctors said ?
What is Walking Pneumonia?
Walking pneumonia (a.k.a. mycoplasma pneumonia or atypical pneumonia) is a term used to describe a mild case of pneumonia. It is a lung infection that is caused by the mycoplasma pneumoniae organism. Walking pneumonia is different from other types of pneumonia in that, even if untreated, walking pneumonia would not cause a person to be confined to a bed or require a hospital stay.
Signs and Symptoms of Walking Pneumonia
Signs and symptoms of walking pneumonia usually include a severe cough, fever, abdominal pain, headaches, and chills. (See a full list of possible signs and symptoms of walking pneumonia.)
Cause of Walking Pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, the organism that causes walking pneumonia, can be contagious if contact with the infected person is prolonged. Walking pneumonia is transmitted through airborne droplets, which are dispersed when a person talks, sneezes, coughs or laughs.
The Onset of Walking Pneumonia
The onset of walking pneumonia takes approximately 1 to 3 weeks, beginning gradually, with the earliest sign being a decrease in energy. Soon thereafter, cold-like symptoms begin. You will be able to distinguish the difference between walking pneumonia and a common cold because walking pneumonia will get worse over 2 weeks.
What to Expect with Walking Pneumonia
You may experience a fever, sore throat, runny nose or other cold-like symptoms. You may also notice that you cough gets worse at night. This is because fluid accumulates in your lungs and moves up higher in the respiratory tract when lying flat. To alleviate your cough, prop up your head slightly so your upper body is at an incline.
Treatment for Walking Pneumonia
Your doctor will prescribe antibiotics for your walking pneumonia. Any number of antibiotics may be prescribed, but the most common antibiotics for walking pneumonia are erythromycin, clarithromycin, and tetracyclines. As the antibiotics fight the infection, you will gradually get better over the next week.
More information about pneumonia
Source: MayoClinic.com
Updated: 12/08/05 I'm sorry.
I wish there was something. im sorry to hear that there may or may not have been a way to save her life is a ***** keep your head high and stay strong There's nothing you could have done, except take her to the doctor earlier. Walking pneumonia attacks the lungs and without medicine, people with weak lungs or babies can die from it. Angels die? ...i'm sorry, but...it sounds to me as your neice shouldve been taken to doctor or hospital much sooner than she was.
Walking pneumonia does not come on instantly, nor is it deadly by any means, if its treated early.
She must have been sick for some time pryor to going to hospital. Why did the parents wait so long? ....
...thats too bad though. I am so sorry. :(
When physicians diagnose someone with walking pneumonia, they are usually referring to an infection with an organism called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. (Apart from being a pain, mycoplasmas are kind of cool. They are the smallest self-replicating biologic systems known.) Mycoplasma is a major cause of respiratory infections in school-aged children and young adults. It is most common between the ages of 5 and 15, accounting for 70% of pneumonias in children aged 9 to 15.
Mycoplasma can be contagious with close contact. It usually requires prolonged contact to catch the disease. Epidemics have been reported in situations such as summer camps and boarding schools. The disease spreads through breathing air coughed by someone who is infected. Since the cough is often worse at night, people sleeping in the same room are most vulnerable. If your daughter has been spending a lot of time with her friend, chances are high that she will get it.
She will probably begin to get ill 1 to 3 weeks after her friend, but the onset is often so gradual that she may not notice it at first. A decrease in her energy level may be the earliest sign, followed by cold symptoms . She may have a headache, runny nose, and sore throat, sometimes accompanied by a fever. Unlike a cold, however, she will gradually get worse over about 2 weeks, with an increasing moist cough (and perhaps hoarseness) as the disease settles into her chest. Without treatment she will likely remain sick for a month or more.
Even after she is well, she may have a dry cough lasting for 6 more weeks. Mycoplasma attacks the ciliated cells of the respiratory tract - those with little hairs on the surface. As new cells grow in to replace the damaged ones, there is a 'tickle' in the chest, causing a sporadic deep, dry cough.
Thankfully mycoplasma infections are easy to treat - with the right medicine. The most common antibiotics in children are no help at all! Mycoplasma is exceptionally sensitive, however, to erythromycin, clarithromycin (Biaxin), azithromycin (Zithromax or Z-pak), and tetracyclines (usually only used over age 8). Your daughter will usually start to feel better within about a week of taking any of these medicines.
Should she take other medicines to help relieve her symptoms? Perhaps. Many of the symptoms in walking pneumonia are part of her body's attempt to heal. The invading organisms don't reproduce as well when she has a fever. The runny nose is an attempt to expel the invaders. The tiredness is a plea from her body to get some rest. The cough keeps the infection from settling too deeply in her lungs. I would not recommend cough medicine except when the cough is disturbing her sleep - it is when she sleeps that her body is most actively repairing itself.
Alan Greene MD FAAP I really dont know. I just want to convey my sympathies to you & your family. I will say a prayer for her parents. That is so sad. Probably the fever is what did it. The hospitals can't always do everything especially if the parents take too long to get treatment. Not saying that the parents are at fault because they aren't. It's a sad sad thing. I really dont know, Just wanted 2 let you know my prayers go out to you and your family. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Walking Pneumonia is usually a very mild case of pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma, which is a bacteria. It is usually treatable and doesn't need medical attention.
Regular Pneumonia is the world wide leader in causes of death in children. Although it can often be treated with antibiotics there are antibiotic resistant strands that have been popping up.
Most likely there was nothing anyone could have done, please accept my condolences. Pneumonia is caused by many things. Primarily, it's a lung infection that causes the lungs to fill with fluid (pus) and you drown to death. The blue lips were an indication that she was not getting enough oxygen into her body.
Pneumonia attacks the body usually after it is weakened by a viral infection (influenza, etc). The very young and very old are very susceptible to it (walking pneumonia just means that the person is infected and isn't bedridden).
Prevention? Children, at the first sign of lung infection, should be taken to an urgent care facility and be seen. No doubt the child was 'sick' and possibly had a 'cold' - but these things can get very bad very fast in a child, and masking symptoms with over the counter stuff is the first thing many people seek to do. Bad thing, though. Very sorry for the loss, but unless we know the situation better, we really can't say whether or not this could have been prevented. She needed to be put in antibiotics at the first sign of respiratory distress. I am so sorry for you and your family i cant begin to imagine how you all feel.i would revisit and question them hunni as walking pneumonia is the mildest form treated only with mild antibiotics and no need to even hospitalise heres a link explaining i wouldnt stop until i got some answers
http://lungdiseases.about.com/od/glossar... I am not a medic but I just wanted to say how terribly sorry I am for you and your family. What an awful thing to happen.
If I was there I would give you a big hug!
I will pray for you all. Well no probably not. Pneumonia is very likely to kill infants and seniors.
It sounds like she suffocated. Which Pneumonia can do. It can cause respiratory failure.
Pneumonia is so hard to explain because so many factors play into it and it is hard to list them all.
I'm sorry for your loss... Oh, I am so sorry!
It fills the lungs with fluid.
Walking pneumonia goes without the symptoms like other pneumonia. That is why it is so hard to diagnosis at times. People go around "walking" and going about their daily routine without knowing they are really sick. Other pneumonia will put you in the bed, flat on you back. OMG I am so sorry......even though the doctors and nurses do everything sometimes it's not enough.....She had to have had something else wrong with her....I mean she would have to have had this for a long time....for something like this to happen....I will pray for her parents to have strength...WOW | 