One case of tonsillitis in a 1.5-year-old child

A 1.5-year-old boy developed a fever after being infected with H1N1 influenza virus. He took Tamiflu, which helped reduce his fever. However, he developed a sore throat due to tonsillitis, making it difficult for him to eat and drink. He had little appetite and had not had a bowel movement for two days. Western medicine examination showed that he tested positive for H1N1 and had a serum amyloid A level of 103 mg/L. This case was an online consultation patient without pulse diagnosis or other information.

The boy was able to take Chinese medicine, so a prescription was given for the family to prepare and take it themselves. They were informed that once the bowel movements were regular, the illness would immediately improve.

Two days later, the family reported that the boy’s bowel movements were regular after taking the medicine, and the sore throat had improved significantly. However, he had developed some painless and itchy small rashes on his body. This is very common in pediatrics and is caused by residual toxins from viral infections being eliminated from the body’s surface. These rashes will disappear on their own in one or two days.

It is a common characteristic of pediatric febrile diseases (Western medicine flu belongs to the category of febrile diseases) that the patient may stop having bowel movements. At this time, no matter what medicine is taken, even if the fever subsides, if the bowel movements are not regular, the illness will not be completely cured because the pathogenic heat is still present. After treating with Chinese medicine for febrile diseases, bowel movements are generally smooth, and residual pathogens are eliminated quickly, leading to a speedy recovery.