What Causes Fever After Having A Hit On The Forehead?

Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2014

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Question : 8 days ago my child fell and hit the left side of his forehead I took him to the er and he got 3 stitches now 8 days later he has a fever and I want to know if I should be concern ? Is this normal? Does this fever have to do with him hitting his forehead?

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Fever unlikely to be due to head injury

Detailed Answer:
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Dear Ms XXXXXXX

The cause of fever is unlikely to be due to head injury or due to wound. Wounds present over forehead heal well and unlikely to get infect because of rich blood supply.
If there is no redness in the skin surrounding the sutured wound then there is no cause for concern.
Antipyretic like Paracetamol will be helpful for fever.

Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.

Take care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS, MS, MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon

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