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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Fever In A Child

Hello. My 10yr old daughter has a cold/ fever for about 9 days and she s been taking 2 1/2 brotles of Motrin but still doesn t get any better. She feels normal during the day but at night she chills and shivering and sweat a lot. I took her to the doctor and had her flu n strep throat checked and was negative, is it normal be feel like that or is it something wrong with her. Because she never had that problem.
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Hi... with fever going on for the past 9 days...these are my suggestions -

1. It could be a prolonged viral illness or an enteric fever or typhoid
2. I suggest doing a complete blood count and blood culture and Widal test'
3. Start on Azithromycin at 20mg/kg/day single daily dose fro 7 days awaiting blood culture reports.
4. Treat fever only with Paracetamol at the appropriate dose.
5. If her oral intake is poor, she might even require hospitalization.

For these you need a doctors prescription. I suggest you consult your pediatrician regarding this.

Regards -Dr. Sumanth

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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Fever In A Child

Hi... with fever going on for the past 9 days...these are my suggestions - 1. It could be a prolonged viral illness or an enteric fever or typhoid 2. I suggest doing a complete blood count and blood culture and Widal test 3. Start on Azithromycin at 20mg/kg/day single daily dose fro 7 days awaiting blood culture reports. 4. Treat fever only with Paracetamol at the appropriate dose. 5. If her oral intake is poor, she might even require hospitalization. For these you need a doctors prescription. I suggest you consult your pediatrician regarding this. Regards -Dr. Sumanth