Child Specialist

  Winter rains can bring a number of infections in children. Because of winter and high precipitation and humidity children are prone to develop allergic cough and bronchospasm and allergic cough. Children start developing a hacking cough specially at night. The cough wakes up the child from sleep and is continuous. In addition, there is bronchospasm and children develop wheezing. Sometimes the wheezing may be so severe that the child develops status asthmaticus. There is intercostal and subcostal recession. Wheezing sound is heard. Nose is blocked. Due to cold people like to stay indoors in closed areas.  According to Dr Mubina Agboatwalla – Child Specialist in Karachi this results in transmission of the respiratory viruses from o person to another. Flu and other influenza viruses spread very fast. Therefore, keep the rooms ventilated. Keep the children away from blasts of cold air. Give steam to the children. Anti-allergic are very help full.

Mumps is a condition characterized by painful swelling and inflammation of the parotid Glands. It can occur at any age but is more frequent above 2 years of age. Initial symptoms are high grade fever and a swelling below the ears, along the jawline, obliterating the angle of the jaw. The swelling is very painful, and the child has difficulty in opening the mouth. The swelling is hot and tender to touch. There is high grade fever. It generally starts from one side which subsides in a few days. The next side is then involved. The whole process takes about a week. Treatment is mainly symptomatic, with anti inflammatory and pain killers.    According to Dr Mubina Agboatwalla specialist in Karachi in rare cases some complications may occur. This includes swelling and inflammation of the testis in boys, orchitis or swelling of the ovaries in girls. Orchitis if not treated may led to sterility in boys. Another dangerous complication is pancreatitis, which maybe life threatening. However, t