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My son just arrived back from a five week trip to shanghai. he is congested, and has a horrible cough. the dr prescribed prednisone. is that correct?
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Asthma?: Prednisone will relieve airway inflammation in a flare of asthma. Sometimes even in patients without a diagnosis of asthma, wheezing can develop as a result of bronchitis, and prednisone can help ease breathing in this context. It will not treat the underlying cause of a respiratory infection which is usually a virus, and only time, rest and proper support/self-care treats viral bronchitis.
Answered 11/29/2015
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