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Suggest Remedy For Fever & Cough In Children
hi doc, my son is suffering a high fever with cough.. it was almost 4 days since it was started.. we gave him paracetamol for fever, cefalexin antibacterial, and salbutamol for his cough and yet he still have fever.. i think this medicines does nt work at all..
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
Hello,
Your son has fever with cough. You have started him on paracetamol and an antibiotic cephalexin. It could be a viral infection which will go in a week's time and antibiotics will not cure the fever. Or he could be having a bacterial throat or lung infection which is not responding to cephalexin and in that case he needs to be started on a new antibiotic. You should get your son evaluated by a paediatrician to differentiate between viral or bacterial infection.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Preeti
Your son has fever with cough. You have started him on paracetamol and an antibiotic cephalexin. It could be a viral infection which will go in a week's time and antibiotics will not cure the fever. Or he could be having a bacterial throat or lung infection which is not responding to cephalexin and in that case he needs to be started on a new antibiotic. You should get your son evaluated by a paediatrician to differentiate between viral or bacterial infection.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Preeti
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