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What Causes High Grade Fever In A Child?
I have a 3 year old girl. she has on and off fever for two weeks and last two days she had a high temp. and I took her to Doctor. she said it is tonsilitis. she gave two doses of pencillin injection for two days.still she is not ok she has no other symptoms only high grade fever.still going on? what would be the reason?
Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Hello,
By what you say I feel that you are kid maybe having a viral illness. I will explain to you how am I really miss behave so that you can feel more confident.
If in between two fever episodes with the kid is slightly better and looking normal then it could be viral illness and you need not to worry at all.
Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day.
If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all.
Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
By what you say I feel that you are kid maybe having a viral illness. I will explain to you how am I really miss behave so that you can feel more confident.
If in between two fever episodes with the kid is slightly better and looking normal then it could be viral illness and you need not to worry at all.
Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day.
If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all.
Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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