children s health issues
Wheezing in Infants and Young Children
Symptoms
Wheezing is often accompanied by a recurring Cough in Children that is dry or brings up sputum (also called phlegm). Other symptoms depend on the cause and may include A high-pitched wheezing sound is heard when the child breathes out. If airway narrowing is severe, the wheezing sound can be heard when the child breathes in. Very ill children may also breathe rapidly, use a lot of their chest muscles to breathe, and have flaring of the nostrils and a bluish discoloration of the skin ( Cyanosis ). Fever may be present in children with a lung infection. 