My one year old has had a cough and runny nose for over three weeks and I brought him to the dry friday for his 1 year physical and they said his throat was a little red and Saturday night he lost his voice and sounds raspy like he has laryngitis.should I call the dr?
Red or sore throat in a child is generally caused either due to infection by certain bacteria like Streptococcus or due to certain viruses like Epstein Barr virus. Irrespective of use of antibiotics, the condition generally lasts for around 5 days. I would definitely suggest you to take the child to a doctor and get him assessed to exclude more serious causes like laryngitis, and for appropriate interventions for the same.