Question
What should I do if my 6-year-old child has pneumonia with intermittent fever? After taking pictures of the chest X-ray, it was diagnosed as pneumonia. The child was administered five days of azithromycin and Yanhu Qing Granule, but the fever still persists. What were the previous treatment methods and outcomes? What help can I expect? How long will it take for the fever to subside?
Answer
Pediatric pneumonia is a common disease that can occur year-round, but it is more prevalent during the cold winter and spring seasons when the weather changes abruptly. The onset can be acute or chronic, but acute cases are more common, often resulting from the extension of upper respiratory infections and bronchitis. It can also develop secondary to other respiratory infectious diseases such as measles and pertussis. Pneumonia poses a significant threat to a child’s health and generally requires intravenous treatment; phospholipid therapy can be tried.