What Causes Excessive Sweating In The Hands And Legs In A Child?

Posted on Sat, 8 Oct 2016

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Question : Hi,

My daughter is 8 months old and from yesterday her hands and legs are full sweating. Today done with urine routine report and it says pus cells with 6-8/hpf. And some times she also do shivering. Currently giving bactrim syrup , vitmain d3 drops. Could you help me out with current situation wil be okay or it is something serious??

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to worry.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. I would need to clarify whether the child has fever. In any case the child is already on antibiotics and should gradually respond. Please continue Bactrim as well as Vitamin D drops.

Unless the child is lethargic you need not worry. It would soon be fine. The sweating is not a cause to worry about.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (23 minutes later)

Thanks for your reply Diptanshu Das!!

She is not having any fever. We checked temperature and it is around 95.6C. She is active but our only concern is sweating and coldness in hand and legs palms. She is also urinating very less compared to 2-3 days before.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Not a cause for concern.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. I have checked the attached report (same as earlier). There is nothing to worry. The temperature of 95.6°F is not concerning as it is the superficial temperature and does not necessarily indicate the core body temperature (which is higher). However, the reduced urine output concerns me. You need to give her plenty of water and fluids to drink. I think that should solve the problem. I would not be worried about the sweating.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (38 hours later)

Hello Doc,

I have uploaded latest pelvis scan report. It shows MILDLY PROMINENT LEFT RENAL PELVIS. Will it be any problem? The birth weight of baby is 2.85 Kg and at the time of birth everything is ok. Could you please suggest on this? I will upload blood report soon(yet to come)..

Regards,
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Thanks for your help!!

I have uploaded complete blood profile, serum creatinine etc report. Please have a look and suggest..

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No need to worry.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your response. As I have checked the report. It does not seem concerning to me. You need to get concerned only if there are frequent episodes of urinary tract infection. In that case a DTPA or DMSA scan might require to be done. (DTPA Scan is used for evaluating the perfusion, cortical function and any obstructive pathology involving the kidneys. Whereas DMSA Scan gives information regarding the cortical morphology of the kidneys and is therefore used for evaluation of cortical scarring.)

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Brief Answer:
No need to worry.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. I have checked the reports. They are fine and are not something to worry about.

Stay relaxed.

Feel free to contact me back directly if you ever have a health related query in the future.

Regards

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