5 Yo Female, Sudden Spike In Temperature. No Other Symptoms

Posted on Sun, 18 Aug 2019

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Question : 5 yo female, sudden spike in temperature. No other symptoms

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly viral infection

Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Most often such symptoms are due to viral infections and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Irrespective of treatment it usually spontaneously resolves in 5-7 days.

If your child has fever with temperature more than 100°F, you need to give paracetamol or acetaminophen (P-250, Crocin or Tylenol) to it bring down. Also use tepid sponging.

Please be patient. It may take a few days for the recovery to occur.

Hopefully that would help. Feel free to write back in case of further queries.

Regards

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