Case Presentation
A 1 month 24 days old male child presented with cough, tachypnea, and
minimal chest retraction for a short duration. The child was afebrile
with fair activity and sucking. The child’s weight and height on
admission were 3.5 kgs. and 52 cms. respectively, and both of the
parameters were < 3rd centile. His birth
weight was 2.6 kgs., suggesting poor weight gain. The child was on mixed
feed (breastfeeding + cow’s milk) from 1 month of age. The X-ray chest
was reported as right upper lobe pneumonia. (Figure 1)