Patient: Professor Song: Hello! My son is now just 5 months old and has been sick 3 times, each time with fever, the first time just 2 months old, fever diagnosed as bronchopneumonia hospitalized for 4 days; the second time also fever 38.6 diagnosed upper respiratory tract infection, the third time (is the family adults have three colds) on the night of 10.16 fever 37.6 doctor diagnosed upper respiratory tract infection, throat redness and swelling, gave a new Fu Lin and pediatric Chai Gui antipyretic granules Take half a packet each time 3 times a day, we have been taking it for 5 days. Note (stop taking Chai Gui for 3 days). Appetite and mental status are fine these days. In the past 2-3 days, the child’s grandmother said that the cough was caused by choking because the child did not swallow the saliva well. Is this the case? Or are the symptoms of upper sensation not clearing up? Is it possible that my son has developed recurrent respiratory infections in this case? If so, what should be done, prevention, and treatment? What can I do to improve my baby’s resistance? I hope Professor Song can answer in his busy schedule, thank you! Song Guihua, Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Song Guihua, Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Children within 6 months of age rarely suffer from infectious diseases if their families take good care of them and the children are physically fit and well developed: such as pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.; for example, in the high season of cold and heat (the season of alternating hot and cold, such as Zhengzhou’s recent period of warm and dry weather, there are many patients with cold and fever) young children are also not good at avoiding respiratory infections.
Your child has been sick 3 times in 5 months, which is frequent, but it can’t be defined as recurrent respiratory infections, “recurrent respiratory infections”, for 0~2 years old children, more than 10 times a year, including lower respiratory tract infections more than 3 times. Children are also more likely to be infected when someone at home has a cold; even if it is a recurrent respiratory infection, such a small child, if you take better care of it, it does not necessarily develop badly in the future, so it is more important to take better care and improve the child’s immunity.
Prevention: Avoid contact with people with colds, go to less crowded places, go out in the sun properly, feed reasonably, don’t eat too much and don’t dress too warmly.
“If you want your child to be safe at all times, you should always take care of hunger and cold.”
Treatment: If you have fever and cough symptoms, you should take appropriate medication. If you are in good spirits and your condition is not serious, the simpler the medication, the better, and it is easy to take Chinese herbal medicine in bulk at our hospital’s pediatric department, and the effect is also very good. As for immunity-boosting drugs, they should be used according to the specific situation of the child.