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What Causes Sore Ears,fever And Mild Cough In A Child?

My 5 year old daughter has been unwell pretty much since the begining of the year!We had a cough with low grade temp and sickness for about 3 weeks which eneded up with her needing antibiotics and then we had a small gap and then she develped a servere chest infection anain having antibiotics now less the 2 weeks later she has a high temp,sickness with sore ears,neck and a small cough!!Im not sure where i should take this and if its something i should be worried about or just normal??She is losing weight also as not eating for long periods and as she is small for her age anyway its really hard going!!
Fri, 23 Sep 2016
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Hi...by what you quote i feel that your kid might be having a viral sore throat or a streptococcal infection. I suggest you see your pediatrician and get a rapid streptococcal antigen test done. If it is positive then she will require antibiotics. if it is negative then it might be viral illness and doesn't require antibiotics at all.

Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Causes Sore Ears,fever And Mild Cough In A Child?

Hi...by what you quote i feel that your kid might be having a viral sore throat or a streptococcal infection. I suggest you see your pediatrician and get a rapid streptococcal antigen test done. If it is positive then she will require antibiotics. if it is negative then it might be viral illness and doesn t require antibiotics at all. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards - Dr. Sumanth