“How to treat a child with an upper respiratory infection?”
My 7 year old son has had an upper respiratory infection for almost 2 weeks. What kind of specialist does he need?
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InternalMedicine|PulmonaryDiseasePulmonologist
The usual "cold" typically lasts 5-7 or perhaps 10 days and so this is not usual. My question is then is this how he usually responds to a cold and are there additional symptoms. I ask: is there a cough, is there a fever, any chest or face (sinus) pain? The simple answer to the question is that the pediatrician is the physician to deal with this. Unless there are symptoms (sneezing, itchy eyes) that would suggest an allergy issue or if there is a cough that persists that would suggest referral to an allergist or pediatric pulmonologist respectively.Please email me if you have more information or additional questions.
Michael Light, MD, pediatric pulmonologist
Michael Light, MD, pediatric pulmonologist
