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What Causes Low Grade Fever Every Evening In An Elderly Person?
Question: My father is 65.his body temperature rises every night but is gone during the day.when i try to measure it in a thermometer,it shows 99.but when we feel him ,he seems to be hotter. What could be the reason ?
Brief Answer:
Rule out any ingoing infection first
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
The cause of low grade fever in the evening can be many . As he is diabetic many a time s he may not have XXXXXXX high grade fever . So the first thing to rule out is any infection in the body .
Get basic investigations done .
CBC, Crp , Urine -routine / Micro, Sgpt, S.creat, sugars and chest X ray.
If there are mosquito around consider getting a malaria / Dengue test may help.
If everything is negative uncrintrolled diabetes may sometimes cause low grade fever
An examination by a doctor would help .
You may upload the representation here so I can guide you further.
At his age and comorbidities it's always wise to get things evaluated rather than wait .
Hoping I could help .
Regards Dr. Mody
Rule out any ingoing infection first
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
The cause of low grade fever in the evening can be many . As he is diabetic many a time s he may not have XXXXXXX high grade fever . So the first thing to rule out is any infection in the body .
Get basic investigations done .
CBC, Crp , Urine -routine / Micro, Sgpt, S.creat, sugars and chest X ray.
If there are mosquito around consider getting a malaria / Dengue test may help.
If everything is negative uncrintrolled diabetes may sometimes cause low grade fever
An examination by a doctor would help .
You may upload the representation here so I can guide you further.
At his age and comorbidities it's always wise to get things evaluated rather than wait .
Hoping I could help .
Regards Dr. Mody
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