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What Causes Fever And Swollen Gums?

My daughter is 2. She will be 3 in November. She has all of her teeth in and we brush them everyday. This morning she woke up saying her teeth hurt. Her gums are red and swollen. I just used her toothbrush to move her cheek out so I could get a good look. When I took the toothbrush out it was red with blood. I didn t brush, I just used it to push her check out. I gave her 5ml of Tylenol at 8:45 tonight. At 9:20 her fever was still 101.9. She is in the middle of a growth spirt right now. But I can t imagine that would cause her gums to be red, swollen and bloody or give her such a fever.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Your daughter may have a viral illness affecting the mouth as well. For example, hand foot and mouth disease can cause mouth blisters as well as swollen and painful gums. The presence of fever makes this more likely. Check to see if you can find small white spots with red rim in her mouth and small blister like lesions on her hands or feet.
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What Causes Fever And Swollen Gums?

Your daughter may have a viral illness affecting the mouth as well. For example, hand foot and mouth disease can cause mouth blisters as well as swollen and painful gums. The presence of fever makes this more likely. Check to see if you can find small white spots with red rim in her mouth and small blister like lesions on her hands or feet.