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Hi, my 5 month old daughter is taking prednisone for cough, wheezing she had for 3 weeks.medicine not working.is it possible she could have pneumonia?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Time for recheck: Your story line is confusing.Several weeks of cough & wheeze is common in bronchiolitis & if the kid feeding ok & playful a 3-5 day rx of Prednisone might help some.I would want a chest x-ray to know if there was more than a viral process going on. If the kid is feeding poorly & seldom plays, a recheck is needed.

Dr Caplin agreed

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

Hi, my 5 month old daughter is taking prednisone for cough, wheezing she had for 3 weeks.medicine not working.is it possible she could have pneumonia?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Caplin agreed

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