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What To Do For Dry Cough In Child?

Hi My daughter started a dry cough two weeks ago. She would cough sometimes for 45min to an hour as if she s having a asthma attack, it,s a wet cough with some wheezing and white discharge. She also wakes up at night to cough.She is not known for any allergies or asthma. The doctor gave her a corticosteroids for a week and ventolin every four hours. It,s been three days and there has not been major changes. Does she need antibiotics? She did not have a cold, nor sore throat prior to the cough or now. Thanks, for natasha
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Your history indicates probably she is suffering from whooping cough.
Erythromycin 40 mg /kg body weight in 2-3 divided doses is the drug of choice.
You may continue steroids and bronchodilators as prescribed by your doctor.
It takes minimum 2 weeks for good control.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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What To Do For Dry Cough In Child?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. Your history indicates probably she is suffering from whooping cough. Erythromycin 40 mg /kg body weight in 2-3 divided doses is the drug of choice. You may continue steroids and bronchodilators as prescribed by your doctor. It takes minimum 2 weeks for good control. Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics