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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough And Fever In A Child

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Posted on Sat, 24 Sep 2016
Question: took my 5 year old to the doctor for a bad cough was diagnosed with bronchiolitis has been on antibiotics for 3 days cough is worse and fever is still up. cough sounds deep in chest
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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Irrespective of treatment it takes 5-7 days

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Bronchiolitis is caused due to a type of viral infection and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Irrespective of use of antibiotics, it usually spontaneously resolves in not less than 5-7 days. Since antibiotics have been started please complete the course even though they might not be helpful.

If your child has fever with temperature more than 100°F, you need to give acetaminophen (Tylenol) to bring it down. Also give tepid sponging. The main treatment would be steam inhalation and drinking of plenty of water.

Going through the following link should help:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Bronchiolitis/pages/treatment.aspx

Please be patient. In a few days things should soon be fine back again.

Regards
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough And Fever In A Child

Brief Answer: Irrespective of treatment it takes 5-7 days Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Bronchiolitis is caused due to a type of viral infection and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Irrespective of use of antibiotics, it usually spontaneously resolves in not less than 5-7 days. Since antibiotics have been started please complete the course even though they might not be helpful. If your child has fever with temperature more than 100°F, you need to give acetaminophen (Tylenol) to bring it down. Also give tepid sponging. The main treatment would be steam inhalation and drinking of plenty of water. Going through the following link should help: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Bronchiolitis/pages/treatment.aspx Please be patient. In a few days things should soon be fine back again. Regards