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What Could On And Off Body Ache, Burning Hot Body With Cold Chills Mean?
Hi,
My boyfriend last weekend was aching all over and going through periods of burning up and feeling really hot to periods of being cold and having the chills. That lasted from Saturday Night until Wednesday. He developed the same symptoms again this weekend and it started last night. He originally thought he had the flu but wasn't sure if that's what he was experiencing again.
My boyfriend last weekend was aching all over and going through periods of burning up and feeling really hot to periods of being cold and having the chills. That lasted from Saturday Night until Wednesday. He developed the same symptoms again this weekend and it started last night. He originally thought he had the flu but wasn't sure if that's what he was experiencing again.
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
Hi,
Since you have mentioned about symptoms like fever, cold, sweating I would like to rule out conditions like lung infection, malaria, common flu, enteric fever.
1) If you have evening fevers with sweating all night along with cough and sputum then I suggest you to get chest x ray, CBP, ESR, sputum culture test as soon as possible.
2) If there is fever with chills followed by sweating then we should rule out Malaria by peripheral smear test.
3) If you have chest pain, fever, bodyaches, with rusty sputum then it indicates a lung infection which can be diagnosed by a chest x ray because you have mentioned many of these symptoms I am of a sincere opinion that you need to get evaluated ASAP. Do not worry now that you have received a doctors advise. Go and see your doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Suhas Chauhan
Since you have mentioned about symptoms like fever, cold, sweating I would like to rule out conditions like lung infection, malaria, common flu, enteric fever.
1) If you have evening fevers with sweating all night along with cough and sputum then I suggest you to get chest x ray, CBP, ESR, sputum culture test as soon as possible.
2) If there is fever with chills followed by sweating then we should rule out Malaria by peripheral smear test.
3) If you have chest pain, fever, bodyaches, with rusty sputum then it indicates a lung infection which can be diagnosed by a chest x ray because you have mentioned many of these symptoms I am of a sincere opinion that you need to get evaluated ASAP. Do not worry now that you have received a doctors advise. Go and see your doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Suhas Chauhan
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