What Causes Recurrent Fever In A 2 Year Old Infant?

Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2016

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 Answered on

Fri, 4 Mar 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : hi doctor, my younger son is 2 years and 2 months old. he is having high temperature from yesterday night, though temperature is below 100 degree F . we gave calpol 250 mg suspension 4 times in 3 ml doses. the temperature comes down but reappears after 4 hours. currently we have ibugesic plus also. I,m attaching pics of medicine we have . please advice.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Focus of infection should be determined

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Calpol 250 alone would be sufficient for a temperature pattern that you just described. Your son needs to be examined to look for a possible focus of infection e.g pharyngitis, tonsillitis, otitis media or lower respiratory tract infection. Complete blood count, ESR and chest x ray can be advised if the fever spikes to 102 or 103 degrees F despite symptomatic treatment. Antibiotics would be required to treat a bacterial infection, if suspected. If viral infection is the cause then there is no need for antibiotics in this regard.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

Let me know if you have any query

Please consult your doctor before deciding on any further course of action.

For future follow up / correspondence you may ask me directly at the link given below

http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=68107

Dr. M.S. Khalil

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