Patient's question:
The child has had a cold for a week and has also received intravenous fluids. It improved for two days, but today has a high fever of 38 degrees and is constantly coughing.Doctor's answer:
In your case, it might be a wind-cold cough, which is caused by exposure to wind and cold. This condition is characterized by frequent coughing, thin white phlegm, clear nasal discharge, pale pink tongue with thin white coating, heavy coughing sound, headache, body fever, and in severe cases, shortness of breath. It can be treated with San Yao Tang plus herbs that reduce Qi and resolve phlegm.