Patient's question:
On August 16, I started attending kindergarten. The symptoms had already appeared in March. Whenever I burped or had a runny nose, I gave her medicine. It got better in a few days, but then it flared up again. I gave her more medicine, and it got better again. But then it flared up again after a few days, with high fever and coughing. We took a chest X-ray, and it showed bronchitis. We also did a blood test, but the white blood cell count wasn't high. The medicine helped, and she rested at home for a week. She went to school for two days, and then she had another high fever. This time, the fever reached over 39°C, and she kept coughing. The medicine and traditional Chinese medicine helped a bit. Yesterday afternoon, when she came back, she started burping, having a runny nose, and coughing more severely. It just wouldn’t stop. Today, she had a blood test, and her white blood cell count was 2.9. She had been taking medicine the whole time.Previous Treatment and Effects:
Taking medicine, taking medicine (Xiaoyanping, Ribavirin, fever reducer), drank two days of traditional Chinese medicine. It was thought that she had constipation and internal heat, and it was said that her yin-yang was unbalanced. Laxative medicine was prescribed, and she passed a lot of black and paste-like substances.
What kind of help is needed:
Why is the white blood cell count so low? What are the possible causes? What consequences does a low white blood cell count lead to? How can white blood cells be reduced? Is there a better treatment plan? Is it better to use anesthesia or oral medication? What kind of anesthesia? What to drink? It’s very urgent! She keeps coughing uncontrollably, and it’s heartbreaking.
Doctor's answer:
Dear Consultee,The most common cause of fever and cough in children is infection. If the fever and cough persist for less than 48 hours or if symptoms such as dry cough and lethargy reappear, it is necessary to visit a hospital for a urine test to check for bacterial, viral, or mycoplasma infection. Based on the results of the urine test, medication should be administered accordingly. Additionally, the doctor should perform a lung auscultation or take a chest X-ray to check for pneumonia. If the fever lasts for an extended period, it is also important to consider the possibility of EB virus infection.