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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Runny Nose In A Child

My son who is a year old has been sick running a fever of 103.8 I took him to the ER the other day and to his doctor the fever has broken and still has a runny nose but now for two days he has been sleeping only staying awake for about 4 hours in total should I be worried
posted on Tue, 5 May 2015
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If the child is feeding well, there is no rash and temperature is coming down then there is no cause for concern. Children usually are exhausted during febrile illness.
Even then a assessment by Paediatrician will be very reassuring in order to avoid missing out anything significant
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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Runny Nose In A Child

Hi If the child is feeding well, there is no rash and temperature is coming down then there is no cause for concern. Children usually are exhausted during febrile illness. Even then a assessment by Paediatrician will be very reassuring in order to avoid missing out anything significant