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Does Persistent Low Grade Fever And Headache In Children Need Medical Attention?
I have a 4 year old daughter. Yesterday she complained of a headache. Last night she was running low grade fever. This morning she complained again and was running a fever of 101.3. I gave her some ibuprofin, which helped for a couple of hours then she was running a 101.5 fever. In less than 4.5 hours she is running fever again and still saying her head hurts. No other symptoms. Should I take her to the doctor? She is 4, weighs 34 lbs and is a healthy child.
Fri, 6 Jan 2017
Hi,
Fever usually takes 2 to 3 days to subside. You will need to give her acetaminophen in alternation with ibuprofen. This will help the headache too. This is most probably a viral infection and will subside within 3 days. If the fever does not subside after 3 days this means it might be bacterial and that requires an antibiotic.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
Fever usually takes 2 to 3 days to subside. You will need to give her acetaminophen in alternation with ibuprofen. This will help the headache too. This is most probably a viral infection and will subside within 3 days. If the fever does not subside after 3 days this means it might be bacterial and that requires an antibiotic.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
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