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Fever, No Appetite, Runny Nose, Tiredness, Cold Sores, Zovirax, Pale, Irritation Under Eyes, Treatment
My 8 year old daughter has been sick for a week & a half. With on & off slight fevers, no appetite , runny nose, very tired all the time. She has a very bad breakout of cold sores so the doctor put her on Zovirax and said to put her on a good multi vitamin & vit D as her immune system is weak. She has been very pale the past few days & almost yellow looking. Tonight her face is very pale and yellow with very red irritation under her eyes. Any thoughts??? I am planning on taking her into a walkin tomorrow. I don t think I m overreacting. She looks terrible.
Tue, 15 May 2012
Hi Ken
Your history about redness in your daughter's eye is not very clear. However since she has viral infection(with your history of fever/running nose/Zovirax) my guess is that her eyes are also infected secondarily.
You can keep her comfortable with cold compresses 3-4 times a day and with a good lubricant eye drops and an antihistamine decongestant eye drops 4 to 6 times a day . Visit an ophthalmologist at the earliest to rule out secondary bacterial infection and corneal involvement so he can decide on starting antibiotic/ antiviral eye ointment if needed.
Take care.
Your history about redness in your daughter's eye is not very clear. However since she has viral infection(with your history of fever/running nose/Zovirax) my guess is that her eyes are also infected secondarily.
You can keep her comfortable with cold compresses 3-4 times a day and with a good lubricant eye drops and an antihistamine decongestant eye drops 4 to 6 times a day . Visit an ophthalmologist at the earliest to rule out secondary bacterial infection and corneal involvement so he can decide on starting antibiotic/ antiviral eye ointment if needed.
Take care.
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