Patient's question:
Child, 3 years and 9 months old, first suffered from a fever, tonsillitis, and upper respiratory infection due to a cold in November last year. He had recurrent high fevers of 39.4--39.6 degrees, was hospitalized, and was cured after one week. During this period, it was discovered through tests that he was allergic to penicillin and cephalosporin medications.From February to March this year, the symptoms recurred, followed by monthly attacks, with repeated episodes until now. He has been hospitalized five times in total at the local county hospital and traditional Chinese medicine hospital. He has also received injections at clinics three to four times, but there has been no improvement.
Currently, he is admitted to the Second Department of Respiratory Medicine at Xi'an Children's Hospital. After examination, he was diagnosed with asthmatic bronchopneumonia. He has been receiving the medication "Meropenem" for eight days and is scheduled for a follow-up check-up in ten days.
Doctor's answer:
It is recommended to undergo tests for immunoglobulins, allergens, etc. It is best to rule out heart disease. If there are factors such as eczema in the family or the child, and there are recurrent wheezing, it is even more important to consider the possibility of asthma.