Good morning Sir/Madam, My son is 3.4 years old. He started with a simple runny nose which later turned into a dry cough. It has been one month that he is on treatment. Initially, he took cold related medicines for almost two weeks, including Cetrizine, Phenylephrine, Dextromethorphan, and Chlorpheniramine, but had very little improvement. Later, he developed ear pain, so he was given Augmentin antibiotics. He improved for only two days and then again started having a severe dry cough. His vitamin D level was found to be 53, and he is taking weekly 60000 IU. The doctor told us it is bronchitis and prescribed Levolin and Budocort three times a day. Even after 20 days of using the pump, there was very little improvement. Now, he has been given Prednisone and Cefixime for five days, but he is still coughing continuously, today is the third day of this treatment, and there is very little improvement. He does not have a fever. Please suggest what I can do to help his improvement?

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Dr Vasanthasree Nair

General Practitioner

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15+ Yrs

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Chronic dry cough may be due to asthma like bronchitis or allergy. Persistent despite Levolin, Budecort, Prednisone, and antibiotics. Do Chest X ray and consider allergy or ENT evaluation. Rule out GERD or nasal drip as causes. Seek pediatric pulmonologist opinion for asthma assessment.

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