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What Causes Severe Dry Cough In A Child?
My daughter is 1 yr old. She has developed dry cough for some days due to season change. A local doctor has prescribed Augpen HS 5ml thrice daily for 5 days. She coughs mainly during her sleeps and not throughout the day.Is there any other mild cough syrup available since my daughter is too young and for normal cough and cold antibiotic may not be a safe option? Regards, Indranil Datta
Thu, 2 Apr 2015
She can suffer from pertussis . You should walk with her outside. Do inhalation by nebulizer with salbutamol, then after 15min with Ambroxol. You should do blood test, x-Ray of lungs, bacteriological analysis -throat swab,because children have mixed infection .Antibiotic is necessary, as asythromicin or cefolosporin
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