For the past 2.5 weeks, my son has been having asthma-like symptoms. Slight fever . He complains of a lot of mucous in his throat . The asthma-like attacks scare the crap out of me. He has never had any issues before he developed this dry cough . I feel I have the same thing as my sin has w/o the asthma attacks. Is this asthma? Could it possibly be whooping Cough? He barely coughs, though. He went to the doctors, 3 days ago, and treated him with z-pack, inhaler and cough med of some sort with codeine . My son was fine for 2 days with no attacks and then had an attack, tonight. Was mild compared to the others. Is this related to the cold? Will this go away????
Hi, You haven't mentioned the age of your son. Up to the age of 3 to 5 years it is difficult to differentiate between wheezy bronchitis of childhood (viral) from bronchial asthma. Your son should respond to the treatment given, however the inhaler may need to be continued for a long duration if your son is getting repeated episodes of such symptoms. Also, a Serum IGE level should help in the diagnostic process. Recurrent viral infections are common in winter season and subside with their own course.However, it is advisable that you consult a pediatrician / pulmonologist for the same so that the diagnosis is reached at.  Regards