Question
A 3-year-old boy has had a cold with coughing for several days. This morning, he coughed up green phlegm, but in the afternoon, he didn’t cough at all. At night, he had a slight cough. His condition improved slightly after taking traditional Chinese medicine. He wants to know why pediatric pneumonia tends to recur?
Answer
Pediatric pneumonia is a severe respiratory system infection in the pediatric stage. Children have relatively weak immune systems, especially under such infectious conditions, where the immune system may sustain significant damage. During the recovery process of the immune system, it may be attacked again by other pathogens, leading to a recurrence of the disease. Additionally, environmental factors and the increasingly serious problem of bacterial drug resistance can also lead to recurrent outbreaks or prolonged course of treatment during the treatment process.