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Child Has Chicken Pox, Cough, Diarrhea, Thirsty, Heavy Breathing

my son is 18mths old, hes beginning to get the chicken pox, he has a very bad cough,whezzing,difficulty breathing, he was on antibiotics 4weeks ago for a throat infection and was put on steroids 2 weeks ago for d cough but it is growing worse, he had diahrea yesterday and is extremely thirsty, his breatthing is very heavy tonight, sud i take him into A&E
posted on Sat, 30 Nov 2013
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Hi,
Thanks and welcome to HCM.
Please let me know whether he is given chickenpox vaccine or not.
If not you have to give Acyclovir for 5 days after consulting your pediatrician.
If he is on steroids better withdraw as it causes more immunosuppression.
Regarding other symptoms usually they reduce once full blown chickenpox appears Other you take the help of pediatrician and follow his advice.
Hope this answer serves your purpose.
I shall be happy to answer any more queries.
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam
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Child Has Chicken Pox, Cough, Diarrhea, Thirsty, Heavy Breathing

Hi, Thanks and welcome to HCM. Please let me know whether he is given chickenpox vaccine or not. If not you have to give Acyclovir for 5 days after consulting your pediatrician. If he is on steroids better withdraw as it causes more immunosuppression. Regarding other symptoms usually they reduce once full blown chickenpox appears Other you take the help of pediatrician and follow his advice. Hope this answer serves your purpose. I shall be happy to answer any more queries. Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam