Patient: My daughter is 3 years old. She had an allergic cough in September and took albuterol and Bactrim. The doctor said it was asthmatic bronchitis, and after 6 days of infusion, he stopped coughing and wheezing. The doctor prescribed Bactrim (desensitizer) for half a month, Meprobamate (bronchodilator) for a month, and Sulforaphane (asthma prevention) for a month. I would like to ask if it is necessary to take sulforaphane for three months? Can my child’s condition develop into asthma? Cao Hong, Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cao Hong, Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Shunelnin is a preventive and long-term treatment drug, and it is completely necessary to take it for 3 months.
For childhood asthma, it is diagnosed by the following criteria.
① recurrent episodes of wheezing (or traceable to some allergen or irritant).
(ii) The presence of croup in the lungs during the attacks.
(③) Significant effect of treatment with asthma calming drugs. Suspected cases can be treated with 0.1% epinephrine subcutaneously, with a maximum amount not exceeding 0.3 ml/time, or nebulized inhalation with salbutamol aerosol or solution, observed for 15 minutes, with significant efficacy contributing to the diagnosis. If your child has recurrent episodes of this wheezing, it is diagnosed as asthma!