My question is my son was first 1 years old when he was diagnosed with pneumonia he had respiratory issues, a feeding tube, a blood transfusion, and a tube in his chest, they pulled a liter of fluid off his chest. Hospitalized for 3 weeks first 3 days in ICU. Once he came home he was unable to go to daycare for 30 days. Then again my son was diagnosed with pneumonia again he was hospitalized and treated with antibiotic and later sent home. Now last Sunday we were just released due to my son having pneumonia again he is now only 2 years only. My son has had pneumonia all though his lungs in different locations and pneumonia 3 times in his life. I am a single mother and I have lost 3 jobs due to my son s illness, what type of lung disease do you think this is, and do you believe he will continue to keep having this sickness???
Hi, thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Sorry to learn that your child had pneumonia three times till now. I'm sorry to inform that as your child had three episodes of severe pneumonia requiring Iv antibiotics, your child needs to be investigated for any underlining immunodeficiency as they commonly present with recurrent pneumonia. Kindly consult your pediatrician for the same. Hope this has been helpful to you, kindly feel free to contact again for any queries. Kindly rate the answer if so. Take care.