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Fever With Excessive Cough, Sore Throat, Headache. Diagnosed Bronchitis. On Augmentim. What Now?
Question: my 15 year old son has had a fever ranging from 100. - 103. for 9 days now. He started with sore throast, not well feeling on a Monday, home from school Tuesday, symptoms worsened, and by Friday, 5/11 had a fever with excessive coughing, sever sore throat, headache and on 5/12 diagnosed bronchitis with a 102.3 fever. He took the z-pack and OTC symptom meds. 5/15, Tueday, fever 103.0 back at doctor and did a general exam for menengitis, mono, and said it was noiw viral and return if fever persisted in two days. 5/18 minimal sore throat, continued cough with congestion, right ear clogged with wax, cracling in chest, 102. fever, coughing, has lost 4 pounds since 5/15, still sick, fatigued and pale. Pediatrician start3ed him on Augmentin that day. Today is 5/19 still with 101. fever and cough. All fevers have been maintained with Nyquil, Motrin, or Tylenol. Should I take him to ER or wait this out further with the Augmentin? His weight is now 112, he is 5'4 1/2. His ongoing medications are conceta 36mg q..am; concerta 27mg q.am; zoloft 25mg q.am.; intunive 1mg q,am; xyzal q hs, 7.5 remeron qhs. norditropin GH 3.8 units q d.
he has celiac disease dx by blood tests and endoscopy for 1 year now.
he has celiac disease dx by blood tests and endoscopy for 1 year now.
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
The symptoms your son had are very typical of a viral fever.
In viral fevers the immunity drops down making easy for bacterial infections to gain entry.This is what happened in your son.He has lower due to reduced immunity in the lungs.Such presentation is very common and not serious unless put on a course of good antibiotics.
Augmentin is a best choice for such infections and a course of a week will be reasonably optimal to cure him.Do continue on the antibiotics and wait for two days after completion of the course.
If you still see fever in him after two days of completing Augmentin then there would be need for a sputum culture sensitivity test which isolates the organisms and mentions a list of antibiotics for which the bacteria is sensitive. Placing one of those sensitive antibiotics will put an end his sufferings for sure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Wish him a speedy recovery.
Regards,
Thanks for your query.
The symptoms your son had are very typical of a viral fever.
In viral fevers the immunity drops down making easy for bacterial infections to gain entry.This is what happened in your son.He has lower due to reduced immunity in the lungs.Such presentation is very common and not serious unless put on a course of good antibiotics.
Augmentin is a best choice for such infections and a course of a week will be reasonably optimal to cure him.Do continue on the antibiotics and wait for two days after completion of the course.
If you still see fever in him after two days of completing Augmentin then there would be need for a sputum culture sensitivity test which isolates the organisms and mentions a list of antibiotics for which the bacteria is sensitive. Placing one of those sensitive antibiotics will put an end his sufferings for sure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Wish him a speedy recovery.
Regards,
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