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Cause And Cure For Dry Cough In An Infant

Hi, my son is almost 6 months old. He s had a cough since he was born, it s a very dry cough however, when he s sleeping at night he gets very congested and sometimes snorts/snores. We ve tried cough meds from the pediatrician as well as a humidifier and nasal spray with suction. He wasn t pre-mature and was a very healthy 10lbs4ozs at birth. He doesn t ever have a fever or any other symptoms.
Wed, 23 Nov 2016
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it might be atypical pneumonia
Antibiotic clarithrimycin can be tried with dose 15 mg/kg for 7 days. However i as a pediatrician would need some investigation like chest xray, montoux test and haemoglobin.

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Cause And Cure For Dry Cough In An Infant

it might be atypical pneumonia Antibiotic clarithrimycin can be tried with dose 15 mg/kg for 7 days. However i as a pediatrician would need some investigation like chest xray, montoux test and haemoglobin.