dear doc,my 2 yr old daughter is getting repeated cold n cough.1mth back she had a bad viral fever with URTI which lasted for 20 days.she has had 3 episodes of URTI in last 3 mths.we had to ive antibiotics for 2 episodes.again now she is having bad cold and cough.her chest is clear all the time.what do u suggest.shd we take an x-ray chest to rule out primary complex.pl help.
I can understand your concern. I have seen many cases of recurrent URI infections in my clinic and its usual for this age. These infections are mostly viral so try to avoid excessive use of antibiotics chest X-ray is not need yet .so I suggest 1.boost her immunity by giving her fresh fruits and vegetables .2.steam inhalation twice as day specially at night and morning to decrease congestion of nose3.use saline nasal Chat Doctor. 4.avoid take her out in early morning and dusty places 5.you can also use anti histamine (cetirizine) hope she gets well soon and remain healthy.  Thanks