Supportive Care
Children with pneumonia are usually
febrile. They may have localized chest pain,
referred pain to the abdomen, headache,
arthralgia. Pleural pain and abdominal pain
may interfere with effective cough. These
symptoms may be controlled with weightappropriate
doses of antipyretics and analgesics,
such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
Aspirin is not recommended for children
because of the risk of Reye syndrome.