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What Causes Redness In The Eyes While Suffering From High Fever?

My 10 year old daughter has had a fever of 102 degrees for three days now. I have been controlling it with Tylonal, Ibuprofin and luke warm baths. Her fever just hit 103.7 and I am sitting in the bathroom with her now. My main concern are her eyes turning blood shot red. Migraine headaches which she has never had before.
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Hello and welcome to 'Ask A Doctor'. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
If your daughter developed fever first and her eyes are red only over the whites of her eyeballs, with no swelling nor redness of her eyelids,
and no drainage, then perhaps she is developing Kawasaki syndrome.
Other features that are part of this syndrome include:
-red rash over the body
-a strawberry tongue
-redness of the lips followed by cracking and bleeding of lips
-an enlarged gland in the neck
-swelling of hands and feet
Your daughter needs to be seen by her pediatrician as soon as possible because Kawasaki's can involve the heart.
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I wish I could ask you questions about your child's history.
Frequently, if one family member has migraine headaches, then another family member does also. Usually there is not red eyes with migraine. Some people with migraines have a funny feeling or pain just before their headache begins; others do not. Characteristic of a migraine's pain is that it has a pounding quality. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and vision changes such as seeing spots, blinking lights. Often persons with this type of headache have photophobia and phonophobia and get relief when lying down and sleeping.
Remember that I am unable to ask for more history nor can I perform a physical exam. My advice is just possibilities. There are other conditions that cause fever as well as other conditions that cause headache.
I insist you take your child to her pediatrician AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be happy to help.
Arnold Zedd, MD, FAAP


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What Causes Redness In The Eyes While Suffering From High Fever?

Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor . I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. If your daughter developed fever first and her eyes are red only over the whites of her eyeballs, with no swelling nor redness of her eyelids, and no drainage, then perhaps she is developing Kawasaki syndrome. Other features that are part of this syndrome include: -red rash over the body -a strawberry tongue -redness of the lips followed by cracking and bleeding of lips -an enlarged gland in the neck -swelling of hands and feet Your daughter needs to be seen by her pediatrician as soon as possible because Kawasaki s can involve the heart. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wish I could ask you questions about your child s history. Frequently, if one family member has migraine headaches, then another family member does also. Usually there is not red eyes with migraine. Some people with migraines have a funny feeling or pain just before their headache begins; others do not. Characteristic of a migraine s pain is that it has a pounding quality. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and vision changes such as seeing spots, blinking lights. Often persons with this type of headache have photophobia and phonophobia and get relief when lying down and sleeping. Remember that I am unable to ask for more history nor can I perform a physical exam. My advice is just possibilities. There are other conditions that cause fever as well as other conditions that cause headache. I insist you take your child to her pediatrician AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be happy to help. Arnold Zedd, MD, FAAP