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What Causes Cough Along With Running Nose?
Question: MY CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM COUGH, RUNNING NOSE FOR LAST ONE MONTH. EARLIER ALSO HE WAS HAVING THIS TYPE OF EPISODE
FIRST RUNNING NOSE STARTS AND STOPS , THEN COUGH DEVELOPS, AFTER THAT BREATHING PROBLEM STARTS.
FIRST RUNNING NOSE STARTS AND STOPS , THEN COUGH DEVELOPS, AFTER THAT BREATHING PROBLEM STARTS.
Brief Answer:
likely to be due to Hyper reactive airway
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Dear XXXX
If the baby is not having fever and is gaining weight adequately then it's unlikely to be serious.
The cause of his symptoms is likely to be due to
1. Persistent Hyper reactivate of airway
2. Presence of residual infection
3. Rare possibility of Tuberculosis to considered.
As I can see from drugs being given there are lot of drugs which are empirically given, I would definitely not recommended routine use of Omnacortil which is steroid.
I would suggest you the following
1 Chest X ray ; It is important to get chest X ray as baby is been having symptoms since 1 month
2. Reconsider medicine to be given in consultation with your Pediatrician
3. Normal Saline Nasal drops will be helpful
4. Plain a normal saline Nebulization
5. Complete blood count
6. If symptoms still persist Tuberculin test in consultation with Pediatrician
Do keep me updated
Wishing him great health
Best regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
likely to be due to Hyper reactive airway
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Dear XXXX
If the baby is not having fever and is gaining weight adequately then it's unlikely to be serious.
The cause of his symptoms is likely to be due to
1. Persistent Hyper reactivate of airway
2. Presence of residual infection
3. Rare possibility of Tuberculosis to considered.
As I can see from drugs being given there are lot of drugs which are empirically given, I would definitely not recommended routine use of Omnacortil which is steroid.
I would suggest you the following
1 Chest X ray ; It is important to get chest X ray as baby is been having symptoms since 1 month
2. Reconsider medicine to be given in consultation with your Pediatrician
3. Normal Saline Nasal drops will be helpful
4. Plain a normal saline Nebulization
5. Complete blood count
6. If symptoms still persist Tuberculin test in consultation with Pediatrician
Do keep me updated
Wishing him great health
Best regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
ITS NOT CONTINUOUS FOR ONE MONTH BUT IT GOES AND COMES BACK. X RAY WAS DONE FEW MONTHS BACK EVERY THING WAS FINE. AND BLOOD REPORT WAS NORMAL
RIGHT NOW HIS WEIGHT IS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 9.5 TO 10.1 FOR LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS. THERE IS NO FEVER WHILE HAVING THIS EPISODE.
IS INHALER LEVOLIN AND BUDECORT IS HAVING ANY SIDE EFFECTS ON MY BABY.
PEDETRICIAN HAS PRESCRIBED IT FOR 2 YEARS
RIGHT NOW HIS WEIGHT IS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 9.5 TO 10.1 FOR LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS. THERE IS NO FEVER WHILE HAVING THIS EPISODE.
IS INHALER LEVOLIN AND BUDECORT IS HAVING ANY SIDE EFFECTS ON MY BABY.
PEDETRICIAN HAS PRESCRIBED IT FOR 2 YEARS
Brief Answer:
Consult Respiratory Physician
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Dear XXXX
Budecort is Steroid which is used as inhalational steroid. Even though the absorption into circulation is low ,it still gets absorbed. Long term use in babies is not advisable unless specifically indicated.
Levolin is a bronchidilator ,it is less likely to cause any significant side effects.
I would suggest you the following
1. Get an opinion from Pediatric Respiratory Medicine Physician
2. Repeat Chest X ray
3. Consider Tuberculin test in consultation with Pediatrician, especially in view of fluctuating weight
4. Use normal Saline Nebulization
5. Normal Saline Nasal drops
Take care
Best regards
Dr Deepak
Consult Respiratory Physician
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Dear XXXX
Budecort is Steroid which is used as inhalational steroid. Even though the absorption into circulation is low ,it still gets absorbed. Long term use in babies is not advisable unless specifically indicated.
Levolin is a bronchidilator ,it is less likely to cause any significant side effects.
I would suggest you the following
1. Get an opinion from Pediatric Respiratory Medicine Physician
2. Repeat Chest X ray
3. Consider Tuberculin test in consultation with Pediatrician, especially in view of fluctuating weight
4. Use normal Saline Nebulization
5. Normal Saline Nasal drops
Take care
Best regards
Dr Deepak
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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