Helped Over 500,000 patients with 98%+ satisfaction.

Connect & Get Personalized 1-to-1 Answers from Expert Doctors

DoctorSpring > Question Home

Treatment for frequent BRONCHITIS and ATOPIC DERMATITIS.

Resolved Question:

Hello,
I have a 6 year old boy with atopic dermatitis, no family predisposition. Since 2 years of age during the autumn-winter seasons he is ill with cough, seldom with fever and with nasal congestion. When he was 5 years old from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated twice from throat swab. He often makes bronchitis and according to our pediatrician has data for maxillary sinusitis. Please advise what the further treatment should be?

Category: Pediatrician

Ask Your Own Question

Category: ICU/ Critical Care Specialist
 21 Doctors Online

Hello. Thank you for posting your query at DoctorSpring.com
Your son's symptoms are predominantly seasonal. Presence of cough without fever can be due to allergic rhinitis or allergic sinusitis or cough-predominant asthma. Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from throat swab would not have much significance. They can be commensals. Isolation of these organisms from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid can be incriminating and can be a clue to underlying CYSTIC FIBRIOSIS.
The following questions need to be answered before I can help any further:
1. What is your child's height and weight? Is it appropriate for age?
2. How was the diagnosis of maxillary sinusitis made in your child?
3. What other allergic manifestations does he have?
4. Do you have an eosinophil count or a nasal smear for eosinophils?
5. Does he have response to anti-allergic medications like MONTELUKAST? Have they been tried? Was there a response to anti-histaminics?
regards
Dr. Saptharishi L G
Dr. Saptharishi L G
DM (Pediatric Critical Care) Senior Resident
MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), PGDCRL
Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Dept. of Pediatrics
Advanced Pediatrics Center
Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 160012


Patient replied :

Hi Dr. Saptharishi and thank you for your answer, 1. He is well developed for his age without deviations in the weight and hight. 2. The maxillary sinusitis was diagnosed radiologically. 3. There are no other allergic manifestations. 4. We have a result from blood eosinophils - 3% 5. We had some anti-histaminics treatment but without effect. We havent been prescribed MONTELUKAST.
Thank you again for your time and effort! Looking forward to your follow-up!


Hello.
Thank you for the answer.
Your child's growth being normal for age is reassuring. That in fact, would rule out conditions like cystic fibrosis who have marked growth failure. Kindly get your child evaluated for cough-variant asthma or allergic sinusitis. Eosinophil counts are within normal limits. There is no specific diagnosis that can be confirmed based on the given information. We need to continue watching him carefully and look for any new symptoms or clues.
Regards,
Dr Saptharishi


Dr. Saptharishi L G
Category: ICU/ Critical Care Specialist
Experience: 
Senior Residency: DM,  Pediatric Critical Care, PGIMER

Residency: MD, Pediatrics, Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 2013

Internship: JIPMER, 2009

Medical School: MBBS, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 2008
Dr. Saptharishi L G and 4 other Medical Specialists are ready to help you

Users who read this, also read:

Make informed and better medical decisions.

Join the 500,000 people who found a smarter, quicker way to get Answers, Recommendations & Expert Opinions.

Expert Doctors at fingertips

Recommendation on next step. Second-opinion.Multi-specialty.

Save Time

Average time for answers: 6 hours.

Save Money

$35 for typical specialist consult vs. $120 for a local appointment.

Free Follow-ups

Clarify, ask further questions for free in private conversation.

100% Satisfaction

Money back guarantee for the 1st reply. MEDNET Quality Board.

Start My Consultation

CHAT NOW

About DoctorSpring.com

Doctor Spring is a novel online Doctor consultation platform where you can get your medical questions answered by leading Doctors. Just Submit your question and rest assured that you will consult a Doctor easily. Once you submit the question, the Doctor from the concerned specialty will reply within hours. You can always ask more questions or add details with follow-up question options and make it an online doctor chat. You may use this service to consult a specialty or for getting medical second opinion. All paid services come with a MEDNET quality assurance and 100% money back guarantee.

DoctorSpring in news