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Suggest Remedies For High Fever And Sore Throat In A Child

I believe grandson, age 4, might have strep throat. He woke with sore throat & 101.8 fever.Gave motrin, 4 hours later fever is 103.8. Gave motrin again. He attends preschool & it s going around the school. Do I need to take him to urgent care? He is sipping water & had bite of banana. Not hungry.
Mon, 14 Mar 2016
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Strep. throat needs to be confirmed and treated with antibiotics and other symptomatic treatment . If the fever does not settle with medications, call his pediatrician right away to get another prescription for tylenol (acetaminophen) which is a fever reducing medication.

Strep. throat can rarely cause complications, especially if left untreated like glomerulonephritis & rheumatic fever. Rashes may also be present that feel coarse like sandpaper.

If your grandson develops fever which does not respond to medicines, or is unable to eat has severe throat pain, is very drowsy, reduced urine output, has seizures, go to the ER right away.
Otherwise, see his pediatrician ASAP to diagnose and treat appropriately.

In the meantime, sponge him or give him luke warm baths to reduce fever.(do not apply ice cold water on his body). Hydrate him well, a few sips (even a teaspoon full) of water or soup every few minutes makes a huge difference. Give light , bland, smaller and frequent meals.
Keep him home till he recovers. Hope this helps. Wish you both good health
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Suggest Remedies For High Fever And Sore Throat In A Child

Thank you for your query Strep. throat needs to be confirmed and treated with antibiotics and other symptomatic treatment . If the fever does not settle with medications, call his pediatrician right away to get another prescription for tylenol (acetaminophen) which is a fever reducing medication. Strep. throat can rarely cause complications, especially if left untreated like glomerulonephritis & rheumatic fever. Rashes may also be present that feel coarse like sandpaper. If your grandson develops fever which does not respond to medicines, or is unable to eat has severe throat pain, is very drowsy, reduced urine output, has seizures, go to the ER right away. Otherwise, see his pediatrician ASAP to diagnose and treat appropriately. In the meantime, sponge him or give him luke warm baths to reduce fever.(do not apply ice cold water on his body). Hydrate him well, a few sips (even a teaspoon full) of water or soup every few minutes makes a huge difference. Give light , bland, smaller and frequent meals. Keep him home till he recovers. Hope this helps. Wish you both good health Please get back to us for further queries