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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Swollen Lymph Nodes In Children

Hi. My daughter has had fever for 8 days of 103.8, 104.5 and I took her to doctor 3 times and they keep saying its viral. Her lymph nodes are swollen. I do t know what else to do because I think she has had too much ibuprofen and tylonol. She is 10. Pls advise what else to do about fever.
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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HI
Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic.

No I don't think its a viral fever as Viral fever doesn't last for more than 4-5 days . So definitely it should be a bacterial infection and for bacterial infection.

You need to ask your doctor to test her for bacterial infections . These tests are :

Complete Hemogram , IgM Typhi Dot , Throat swab Culture Sensitivity, Mono test.

Also its better to get her started on Antibiotics else fever will not come down . Ask your doctor for antibiotic prescription.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .

Regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Swollen Lymph Nodes In Children

HI Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic. No I don t think its a viral fever as Viral fever doesn t last for more than 4-5 days . So definitely it should be a bacterial infection and for bacterial infection. You need to ask your doctor to test her for bacterial infections . These tests are : Complete Hemogram , IgM Typhi Dot , Throat swab Culture Sensitivity, Mono test. Also its better to get her started on Antibiotics else fever will not come down . Ask your doctor for antibiotic prescription. Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarifications feel free to ask . Regards.