Patient's question:
9-month-old baby. First, low-grade fever of 39.3°C at night, took fever-reducing medicine, suppositories, and fever patches. By the third day, the fever had subsided, but coughing, runny nose, and nasal congestion began. Now it has been 5 days, and the medications taken include these, but they seem to have no effect. The mucus has reduced, but coughing is severe, and breathing sounds heavy. After a thorough examination at the hospital, the doctor listened with a stethoscope and said that breathing is fine. The chest X-ray report shows bronchitis, and the outpatient doctor said the chest X-ray looks bad and suggested hospitalization.Could the doctors please help me take another look at the chest X-ray to understand what's going on? Is it pneumonia? Is hospitalization necessary? Should the medication be adjusted?
Doctor's answer:
Based on your description of the condition and the chest X-ray and blood test results uploaded by your child, the chest X-ray examination suggests acute bronchitis, with no signs of pneumonia. According to your description of the condition, the blood test results also show that the white blood cell count and the percentage of neutrophils are both low. This could indicate two possibilities: one is that your child currently has a viral infection, and the other is that it may be related to excessive use of antibiotics. Currently, the main consideration is to provide your child with antiviral medication.