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What Causes Cough In A Child?

my son is 2 yrs and 8months.he is suffering from severe coughHis doctor gave many medicines.tried out well.but it dint cure out.finally. doctor has now prescribed with Akurit Kid tablets and told to continue for 6 months which he gave a 10 tablets before for testing.it worked out well.is this good..what disease my son actually has.?
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Most of the cases of recurrent cough in children are due to viral cause. Your doctor has given Akurit Kid which is an antitubercular medication and therefore he suspects the child to be suffering from tuberculosis. I would strongly suggest that you first get the disease confirmed by tests like sputum analysis or even TB quantiferon gold test before administering such medicines. Since you have already started the medication, I would insist that you continue the medicines for the time being while you get the diagnosis confirmed.
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What Causes Cough In A Child?

Most of the cases of recurrent cough in children are due to viral cause. Your doctor has given Akurit Kid which is an antitubercular medication and therefore he suspects the child to be suffering from tuberculosis. I would strongly suggest that you first get the disease confirmed by tests like sputum analysis or even TB quantiferon gold test before administering such medicines. Since you have already started the medication, I would insist that you continue the medicines for the time being while you get the diagnosis confirmed.