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Low Grade Fever, Headaches, Hives On Leg, Fatigue. Blood Test Required?
My son, 16 y.o. He is healthy. He has experineced a low grade fever and severe headaches for three week. No throat, no coughing. Stool is normal. To day he discovered hives on his right leg upper part of the foot, below the nails . Fever is 99-101. Also fatigue . The doctor gave the med for the headache. I guess we should request a blood test, but for what?
Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Hi Zoyagir,
Thanks for writing your query.
Hives usually appear due to some allergic reaction or some insect bite or due to drug allergy.
You should get him examined and get the following investigations to know the cause of infection:-
1. Complete Blood Count (CBC)
2. Absolute Eosinophil Count
3. Malaria and Typhoid test
4. Urine examination (Routine and Microscopic)
I hope this is helpful to you.
Thanks.
Thanks for writing your query.
Hives usually appear due to some allergic reaction or some insect bite or due to drug allergy.
You should get him examined and get the following investigations to know the cause of infection:-
1. Complete Blood Count (CBC)
2. Absolute Eosinophil Count
3. Malaria and Typhoid test
4. Urine examination (Routine and Microscopic)
I hope this is helpful to you.
Thanks.
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