ACUTE MYOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN ON THE BACKGROUND OF COMMUNITY-ACCOMPANIED PNEUMONIS: FEATURES OF THE CLINICAL PICTURE

Pneumonia in children is one of the serious problems of pediatrics, which is determined by the continuing high incidence and severe prognosis, especially in young children. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of carnitine in the treatment and prevention of myocarditis in children. We examined 46 children aged 6 months to 7 years with pneumonia, which we divided into 2 groups. Group I (control) included 23 children who were on standard treatment. Group II (main) included 23 sick children with pneumonia who had a violation of the cardiovascular system, the presence of which was confirmed by instrumental methods. The obtained results emphasize that against the background of community-acquired pneumonia, all the symptoms of acute heart failure are masked, the cause of which in most cases is acute coronary insufficiency, changes in the heart muscle in this pathology in children increase the risk of severe unwanted complications from the heart.