BABY AND CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
A common cold or sore throat may readily track down the air passages and produce inflammation of the bronchi, the large air passages leading directly into the lungs. This may produce bouts of severe coughing. In the early stages little phlegm may be produced, but after a few days the child may bring up yellow-coloured sputum and later green-coloured sputum. It is often worse at night, probably aggravated by the cooler air in the bedroom and the mechanics of lying down. There may be an elevated temperature and probably some discomfort in the chest. This frequently follows on from a … Continue Reading