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Does Azithromycin Help Child Suffering From Enlarged Tonsils And Fever?

Hi ! My daughter aged 6 yrs weighing 25kgs, suffered from otitis media on 29th jan 2011. The doctor prescribed Secef which I gave for 6 days, but her tonsils were still enlarged and red. I took a second opinion and the new doctor(another ENT specialist) prescribed Augmentin DDS (5 ml twice a day for 6 days). This medicine I gave her from 2/Feb to 8/Feb but her tonsils are still enlarged. Now she has put her on Syp Allegra for 10 day(5 ml twice a day) Despite all this her cough is persistant, tonsils are still enlarged and today she developed fever(100.9F) Now the doctor wants me to start Azithromycin 200. What should I do?? How many antibiotics am I to give??
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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azithromycin is useful in tonsillitis, but use salt warm water gargle or betadine mouth wash, which will help in reducing swelling, some atypical cases might take some time to respond to antibiotics.
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Does Azithromycin Help Child Suffering From Enlarged Tonsils And Fever?

azithromycin is useful in tonsillitis, but use salt warm water gargle or betadine mouth wash, which will help in reducing swelling, some atypical cases might take some time to respond to antibiotics.