Patient's question:
Patient is male, 3.5 years old, with poor constitution, getting sick once a month. This time the condition: 15 days ago, in the early morning, he had nasal congestion, headache, dizziness, then vomiting, fever of 38.5°C, lethargy, and after 4 days, coughing.Doctor's answer:
The treatment for pneumonia usually lasts for one to ten days, but children with pneumonia often experience recurrence. This means that when they catch a cold, the likelihood of it developing into pneumonia is slightly higher compared to other children. This is the misconception that parents often have about pneumonia being incurable, but in reality, it is actually two separate illnesses. As long as proper care is taken during each recovery period from pneumonia, such as maintaining a light diet, avoiding sweet, salty, spicy, seafood, eggs, milk, and meat other than pork; adjusting clothing as needed to prevent the child from sweating excessively.