Question
My child is 4 years old, and they have been experiencing frequent throat pain and persistent coughing, especially worse at night. Their physical condition was generally good before this. After a visit to the hospital, they were diagnosed with pneumonia. What are the treatment methods for pediatric pneumonia?
Answer
Pneumonia is a common and frequently occurring respiratory infection in infants and young children. Modern medicine categorizes it into various types such as lobar pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, capillary bronchopneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, and mycoplasma pneumonia. Traditional Chinese Medicine classifies it under categories like ‘Wind-Damp’, ‘Pulmonary Wind Phlegm Asthma’, and ‘Feverish Shortness of Breath’. Treatment should be based on differential diagnosis and treatment seeking the cause and symptoms, treating both the root and the branch to prevent transmission and enhance the body’s resistance to diseases.