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Suggest Medication For Constant Fever In A Child
Question: My 2year 9months daughter is suffering from Fever. Just checked, he fever is 101.5 degree. Please suggest what to do?
Brief Answer:
Looks like viral illness - suggested medications.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is the 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 a 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 the duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Hope I have answered your query.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
Looks like viral illness - suggested medications.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is the 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 a 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 the duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Hope I have answered your query.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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