Breathed normally and cried at birth. The patient had been afflicted with bronchitis three months before and had suffered chickenpoxvaricella. The present conditionhad its onset on 24 November 2008. The patientpresented bloody, non-cyanotic cough accompanied by a 39.5 C fever. The condition was treated with paracetamol. Emmitted diagnosis was Upper Airway Infections UAI. Treatment administered consisted on clarithromycin and Na Metamizole. The patient exhibited no improvement. The patient later developed a fever which was treated with double antipyretic. The patient was concurrently treated with nebulized salbutamol. No improvement was observed. Persistent fever and cough motivated the patient being brought at this National Pediatric Center. Auscultation revealed rales and murmurs.
Paciente masculino de veintiún meses de edad, aparentemente sano, el cual inicia su padecimiento actual con tos no cianozante, sí hemetizante, con fiebre de 39.5 grados, manejado con paracetamol por facultativo que diagnostica infección de vías aéreas superiores; en ese momento se le da tratamiento con claritromicina y metamizol sódico, sin mejoría; posteriormente presenta fiebre, manejada con doble antipirético; además, presenta tratamiento con salbutamol nebulizaciones, sin mejoría; persiste tos y fiebre, por lo que los padres deciden traerlo al Instituto Nacional de Pediatría para su atención.