Abstract:Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of nebulized inhalation of acetylcysteine combined with Qingfei Huatan Jiedu Decoction in children with Mycoplasmal pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) with phlegm-heat obstructing the lung syndrome.Methods A total of 94 children with phlegm-heat obstructing the lung syndrome MPP who were treated at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongfang Hospital Qinhuangdao Hospital from April 2023 to February 2025 were selected. They were divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table method, with 47 cases in each group. The control group was treated with nebulized inhalation of acetylcysteine, while the observation group was treated with Qingfei Huatan Jiedu Decoction on the basis of the control group. The TCM syndrome scores, lung function, clinical efficacy, immune function, inflammatory response and adverse reactions of the two groups were compared.Results The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score after treatment was lower in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05); the differences in TCM syndrome scores before and after treatment were greater in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Levels of forced expiratory flow at 75% of forced vital capacity (PEF75), forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) after treatment were higher in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05); the differences in PEF75, FVC, and FEV1 levels before and after treatment were greater in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Levels of natural killer (NK) cells, immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin A (IgA) after treatment were higher in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05); the differences in NK cell, IgM, and IgA levels before and after treatment were greater in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Levels of procalcitonin (PCT), interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and interleukin-13 (IL-13) after treatment were lower in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05); the differences in PCT, IFN-γ, and IL-13 levels before and after treatment were greater in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence of adverse reactions between the control group and the observation group (P > 0.05).Conclusion For children with MPP syndrome caused by phlegm-heat congestion in the lungs, the treatment of nebulized inhalation of acetylcysteine combined with Qingfei Huatan Jiedu Decoction can significantly improve the lung function and immune function of the children, reduce the inflammatory response of the children, and is safe and reliable.