Suggest Treatment For Fever With Pain In Neck

Posted on Mon, 22 Dec 2014

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Mon, 22 Dec 2014 Answered on

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Question : dear sir
for last two days my wife 22 year old is suffred from fever with pain in neck gland and stop none plese suggest me the treatment and medicine

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
upper respiratory tract infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

From the history you have given me it looks like your child is suffering from an upper respiratory tract infection. Here is how you should go about it

1. Tab Tylenol is the ideal drug for fever. It can be taken three times daily after food
2. Betadine gargles can be done three times daily for good relief of symptoms. If Betadine is not tolerated warm salt water will do just fine
3. If fever does not subside in 48 hours then I suggest antibiotics like tab amox with clavulunate three times daily for 5 days
4. Avoid cold beverages and cold food items
5. keep her warm at all times

I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (5 minutes later)

sir temprature is maxium 99.3 in evening and 98.7 in morning so can we give medicine likeTab Tylenol

and sir for ur request she my wife not child

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
Hello

I am sorry for the misconception

Tab Tylenol can be given, it popularly comes as dolo 650. It safe to be taken upto 4 times a day but 3 times is more than enough. It brings down the fever and pain, it safe for the kidneys and has minimum gastric effects

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (3 minutes later)

sir temprature is maxium 99.3 in evening and 98.7 in morning so can we consider this temprature is fever

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for getting back

You have raised a very good question. Strictly speaking temperature more than 99.7 is considerd fever but this temperature is rectal temperature and we usually don't check rectal temperature, we either check in arm pits or oral which is most of the times lower than rectal temperature

So a person above 99 degree with symptoms of feverishness and signs of infection is said to have fever. Your wife is feverish and she has a focus of infection so it is recommended to treat with paracetamol

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar