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Suggest Treatment For High Fever And Body Ache In A Child

My 12 yr old grandson has a fever, it has been up to 103 at times. He is also aching and just lying around and he is a very active young man. He also has told his mom a couple of times that his chest hurts and it is hard to breathe. She took him to the Dr today and she did a flu test and a strep test; both were negative. She diagnosed him with hand foot and mouth disease even though he has no rash and no blisters in his mouth.
Wed, 11 Sep 2019
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Hello,

Very likely your grandson is having a viral infection causing both the fever and the body aches. I would recommend him to take ibuprofen 400 mg and paracetamol 500 mg every 6 hours after food to help with both of his symptoms.
Meanwhile, he should drink plenty of fluids, eat frequent small amounts of food and rest as needed.

If he is not better in 4-5 days or if he is having any new symptoms or getting any worse he will need another visit with his doctor.

I hope this answers your query. I remain at your disposal in case further medical assistance is needed.

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
General and Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For High Fever And Body Ache In A Child

Hello, Very likely your grandson is having a viral infection causing both the fever and the body aches. I would recommend him to take ibuprofen 400 mg and paracetamol 500 mg every 6 hours after food to help with both of his symptoms. Meanwhile, he should drink plenty of fluids, eat frequent small amounts of food and rest as needed. If he is not better in 4-5 days or if he is having any new symptoms or getting any worse he will need another visit with his doctor. I hope this answers your query. I remain at your disposal in case further medical assistance is needed. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj General and Family Physician