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Suggest Treatment For Viral Infection In An Infant
10 month old, good health, 22 lbs. Has fever for past 2 days/ daytime 99-101F. night time 100-102.7. whemt to the doctor yesterday said throat red, no ear infections, no bumps rashes. say just an infection will pass. last night temp kept rising to 103f even with tempara and advill. what to do?
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
Brief answer:
Possibility of streptococcal infection.
Detailed answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM.
Your child has congested throat With high grade fever for 2 days which has infact increased more.
If this had been a viral infection this would have started to settle. But, it has persisted and has increased from before so possibility of viral fever is less.
This appears to be streptococcal infection of throat and will require antibiotics like amoxyclav or cefpodoxime.
Antibiotics in child are given according to weight, so I suggest you to revert back with exact weight of child.
I hope this will help you.
Wishing your child good health.
Take care.
Regards:
Dr Deepak Patel,
MD Pediatrics
Possibility of streptococcal infection.
Detailed answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM.
Your child has congested throat With high grade fever for 2 days which has infact increased more.
If this had been a viral infection this would have started to settle. But, it has persisted and has increased from before so possibility of viral fever is less.
This appears to be streptococcal infection of throat and will require antibiotics like amoxyclav or cefpodoxime.
Antibiotics in child are given according to weight, so I suggest you to revert back with exact weight of child.
I hope this will help you.
Wishing your child good health.
Take care.
Regards:
Dr Deepak Patel,
MD Pediatrics
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