Suggest Treatment For Chest Congestion,cough And Fever In A Child

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2014

Question: My daughter is 14 months. She has had congestion and a slight cough for about 2 weeks. Over the past day and a half, she has had a fever of 101 and she had chills last night before bed. She is sleeping normally with a humidifier in her room. Should I take her to her pediatrician? She is also teething and her molar area is swollen.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
viral cough and cold

Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.

Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. It is very common for viral infections to culminate in cough while settling. For cold you can use anti-allergics like Cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.

Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly, that too only if temperature is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.

For cold you can use Cetrizine and saline nasal drops for nasal stuffiness. I will be glad to help you with doses and formulations if you can get back to me with the weight of the kid.

Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj