A female infant is brought in by her mother with a 3 day history of fever and cough. The baby’s condition has somewhat deteriorated over the past 24 h

Subject
Paediatrics
System
Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary & Critical Care

Tiffany Wong

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A female infant is brought in by her mother with a 3 day history of fever and cough. The baby’s condition has somewhat deteriorated over the past 24 hours. On examination the child has tachypnoea with intercoastal recessions. There are widespread bilateral crepitations and expiratory wheeze. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A.Pneumonia
B.Bronchiolitis
C.Asthma
D.Foreign body aspiration