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What Unusual High Body Temperature?
Question: My daughter had fever last week, now cured with medicine, but my concern is about her body temperature , it's still 98-99 not coming down, suspecting about fever, please suggest me on this
Brief Answer:
Need not worry if temp. is slightly raised.Need to test for typhoid if high
Detailed Answer:
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Fevers in children of this age is usually caused due to certain viral infections. Viral infections can last for 5-15 days. So if the temperature is slightly raised for more than a week, I would not really worry. Just give paracetamol if the temperature is higher than 100F.
However, if the temperature goes high and the fever lasts for more than 7-10 days from the beginning, I would suggest you to get the blood tested to rule out typhoid.
Hope that helps.
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Dr. Diptanshu Das
Need not worry if temp. is slightly raised.Need to test for typhoid if high
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Fevers in children of this age is usually caused due to certain viral infections. Viral infections can last for 5-15 days. So if the temperature is slightly raised for more than a week, I would not really worry. Just give paracetamol if the temperature is higher than 100F.
However, if the temperature goes high and the fever lasts for more than 7-10 days from the beginning, I would suggest you to get the blood tested to rule out typhoid.
Hope that helps.
If you found my answer helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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