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What Causes Fluctuating Fever In Child?
Posted on
Thu, 4 Dec 2014
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Thu, 4 Dec 2014
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Question : My niece is suffering from fever last 3 days. She is 2 yrs old. I have given her two medicine
1. Combination of amoxycyline and clavulanic acid syrup
2. Mefenamic acid suspension.
When i give her mefenamic acid suspension. Her body temprature gets lower down and she becomes normal. But after 5-6 hours, her body temperature increase again from 100 to 103 F. After every 5-6 hours, She needs to take the mefenamic acid suspension to lower the down the temprature. Today is the 3rd day of fever.
Doctor, Do i need to change the change the medicine or continue with the same for next few days ??? One more thing doctor She suffer from fever for 3-4 days in every month from last 6 month. I am unable to understand the reason why she suffers from fever for 3-4 days every month. Some people says it can be due to changes in weather or throat infection. Doctor Please provide the best treatment
1. Combination of amoxycyline and clavulanic acid syrup
2. Mefenamic acid suspension.
When i give her mefenamic acid suspension. Her body temprature gets lower down and she becomes normal. But after 5-6 hours, her body temperature increase again from 100 to 103 F. After every 5-6 hours, She needs to take the mefenamic acid suspension to lower the down the temprature. Today is the 3rd day of fever.
Doctor, Do i need to change the change the medicine or continue with the same for next few days ??? One more thing doctor She suffer from fever for 3-4 days in every month from last 6 month. I am unable to understand the reason why she suffers from fever for 3-4 days every month. Some people says it can be due to changes in weather or throat infection. Doctor Please provide the best treatment
Brief Answer:
Treatment is on right lines
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on healthcaremagic. I have gone through the details provided. Your niece is likely to be suffering from a viral infection which often occurs due to weather changes and may also be related to throat infections. Some children have a propensity to suffer from such infections but generally it comes down with increase in age. If the frequency is greater than 5-7 times a year, you need to talk to your doctor about the requirement of tonsillectomy.
Amoxycillin-clavulinic acid is an antibiotic but antibiotics are not required in case of such infections since viral infections do not respond to antibiotics and take 5-7 days to resolve. But since you have begun it, please complete the course. In the meantime, it may recurring every 5-6 hours and just give her mefenenamic acid suspension which is the best option to reduce fever. If the fever does not get relieved in 7 days, you need to take her to a doctor and get her evaluated to rule out typhoid. You may also give the child some antiallergic like Relent syrup (cetirizine+ambroxol) for a few days which will help in controlling the allergic component of such infections. You are otherwise managing her fine and no other improvisation is required.
Treatment is on right lines
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on healthcaremagic. I have gone through the details provided. Your niece is likely to be suffering from a viral infection which often occurs due to weather changes and may also be related to throat infections. Some children have a propensity to suffer from such infections but generally it comes down with increase in age. If the frequency is greater than 5-7 times a year, you need to talk to your doctor about the requirement of tonsillectomy.
Amoxycillin-clavulinic acid is an antibiotic but antibiotics are not required in case of such infections since viral infections do not respond to antibiotics and take 5-7 days to resolve. But since you have begun it, please complete the course. In the meantime, it may recurring every 5-6 hours and just give her mefenenamic acid suspension which is the best option to reduce fever. If the fever does not get relieved in 7 days, you need to take her to a doctor and get her evaluated to rule out typhoid. You may also give the child some antiallergic like Relent syrup (cetirizine+ambroxol) for a few days which will help in controlling the allergic component of such infections. You are otherwise managing her fine and no other improvisation is required.
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