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Child Like Cold Like Symptoms, High Fever, Concave Chest While Breathing, Swollen And Hard Belly. Common Cold?

Hi, My 20 month old is presnenting with cold like symtoms. Coughing, sneezing , runny nose , eye mucous & overall tiredness/crankiness. He has been running a high fever 38.5-40.5 for the past 3 days on and off. (I ve been controlling it with Infant tylenol when it reaches above 39.5) I ve noticed today however that his chest seems to be concaving in a bit more when he breathes, and his belly seems slightly swollen and hard to the touch. Is this a common cold? Or is this something more serious such as RSV?
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hi there, looks like what started as an upper respiratory tract infection may have become a lower resp. infection and you will need to take the child to a pediatrician for a thorough exam and a chest x-ray if required. It could be serious and so do take an opinion from a doctor at the earliest. Take care.
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Child Like Cold Like Symptoms, High Fever, Concave Chest While Breathing, Swollen And Hard Belly. Common Cold?

hi there, looks like what started as an upper respiratory tract infection may have become a lower resp. infection and you will need to take the child to a pediatrician for a thorough exam and a chest x-ray if required. It could be serious and so do take an opinion from a doctor at the earliest. Take care.