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What Are The Symptoms Of Glandular Fever?

Hi I have a nine year old daughter that had a blood test on Wednesday and the doctor call me and said she has Glandular Fever. Since then she had had very high temps arount 40 c and gets the sweats and chills through out the day and night. She gets very pale and shivers for hours unless she has some form of medication to reduce the temp. Can you tell me if this is normal for glandular fever or it sounds like there might be a baterial infection and I should go to the emerg dept.
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Hello
As you mentioned that your daughter is having very high temperature with chills and rigor .
Glandular fever often starts with a sudden onset of FEVER , CHILLS , HEADACHE & GENERALIZED MYALGIAS & ARTHRALGIAS.
So high fever and chills are common symptoms of glandular fever . In my opinion at present no need of any emergency dept .
Tylenol 10 mg / kg body according to necessity .
Glandular fever has following symptoms and signs .
Lymphadenopathy
fever,
ulcer or papule ( at the site )
myalgia
arthralgias,
cough ,
pharyngitis,
diarrhea .
Incubation period is 2 to 10 days .
There are a variety of drugs for glandular fever .
Ciprofloxacin 10 mg /kg body weight twice in day for 10 days .
Others are chloramphenicol , ceftazidime , doxycyclin .
So consult your primary care physician and get his opinion.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Glandular Fever?

Hello As you mentioned that your daughter is having very high temperature with chills and rigor . Glandular fever often starts with a sudden onset of FEVER , CHILLS , HEADACHE & GENERALIZED MYALGIAS & ARTHRALGIAS. So high fever and chills are common symptoms of glandular fever . In my opinion at present no need of any emergency dept . Tylenol 10 mg / kg body according to necessity . Glandular fever has following symptoms and signs . Lymphadenopathy fever, ulcer or papule ( at the site ) myalgia arthralgias, cough , pharyngitis, diarrhea . Incubation period is 2 to 10 days . There are a variety of drugs for glandular fever . Ciprofloxacin 10 mg /kg body weight twice in day for 10 days . Others are chloramphenicol , ceftazidime , doxycyclin . So consult your primary care physician and get his opinion.