What is the difference between a wind-fever and wind-cold cold in a pediatric patient?

Pediatric wind-heat and wind-cold colds are caused by wind-heat or wind-cold evils, which result in the abnormal function of lung qi propagation and purging, and then a series of symptoms appear. The difference between the two lies in the onset of the season and cause of the disease, clinical manifestations and treatment. 1. Season of onset and etiology: Pediatric wind-heat colds occur most often in spring and summer, mainly caused by wind-heat; wind-cold colds occur most often in fall and winter, mainly caused by wind-cold. 2. Clinical manifestations: children’s wind-heat cold due to wind-heat evil and fever, chills (cold) light, cough, cough yellow sputum, accompanied by dry pharynx, sore throat, red tongue with yellow fur, floating pulse, etc.; children’s wind-cold cold due to wind-heat evil appear chills, light fever, cough, cough white sputum, red tongue with thin white fur, floating pulse, etc.. 3. Treatment: Pediatric wind-heat colds are treated with the principle of relieving the epidermis with pungent coolness and evacuating the wind-heat, which can be treated with Yin Qiao San and Sang Ju Drink; wind-cold colds are treated with the principle of relieving the epidermis with pungent warmth, which can be treated with Ephedra Soup, Gui Zhi Tang and other formulas. If children have wind-heat or wind-cold cold, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and use medication under the guidance of the doctor to avoid the development of the condition.