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What Causes Recurrent Fever, Excessive Sleepiness And Fatigue In A Toddler?

I have a two year old that has ran a fever off and on for about a month. She is sleeping alot and has very little energy. Also she was inflamation in the knee joints, She is not eating as well as she was before the fever. The blood work shows low iron, anemia
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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Iron deficiency can be a cause of lethargy, easy fatigueability in children if labs show iron deficiency anemia then she should be started iron supplements along with iron containing diets. that will lead to improvement in her energy level. However, cause of iron deficiency should b found. Her repeated fever and joint swelling/pain needs to be investigated.

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What Causes Recurrent Fever, Excessive Sleepiness And Fatigue In A Toddler?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Iron deficiency can be a cause of lethargy, easy fatigueability in children if labs show iron deficiency anemia then she should be started iron supplements along with iron containing diets. that will lead to improvement in her energy level. However, cause of iron deficiency should b found. Her repeated fever and joint swelling/pain needs to be investigated. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.