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Can Fever Cause Purple Nails And Hard Fingers In Kids?

my 6 month old has had 102 fever day and 104 night fever. doc said pus on tonsills so gave hom augmentine and volteran and calpol. his hands always used to go a fuuny colour but now very often they are going a horrible blue and purple nails. his legs are also like a marble pattern. he is off his food and very little milk. i phoned the doc abt his hands ge said not to worry as happens with fever. do you think he is right? he also had an upset tummy several nappy changes. thks
Fri, 6 Jan 2017
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Yes this could happen, but it's important to have other kind of measure likes oxymetric pulse, you can just buy in on line stores, but bought the correct for age. If it happen again measure and call to your doctor inform the values.

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Can Fever Cause Purple Nails And Hard Fingers In Kids?

Hi, Yes this could happen, but it s important to have other kind of measure likes oxymetric pulse, you can just buy in on line stores, but bought the correct for age. If it happen again measure and call to your doctor inform the values.