What Causes Constant Fever In A Child?

Posted on Mon, 9 Jan 2017

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Mon, 9 Jan 2017 Answered on

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Question : Hi, My daughter aged 8 has been having fever every 10- 12 hours for the last 12 days . We admister Tylenol and it is back to normal and it repeats periodically. Her blood work, urine and chest is normal. What could the issue.

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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to typhoid

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

A fever lasting for 12 days is a cause for concern. You need to ask your doctor to rule out typhoid as a possible cause. A test or a blood culture can be done to find out the underlying cause.

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