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What Caused Persistent Fever For 8 Days?
i have a son 6YRS OLd having fever since 8days we got his chest x-ray which is normal we got the complete fever panel in which his hb was 8.8 and esr is 114 today is the first day after 8 days he is not having fever and is umder ab what could be the diagnosis
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Hi,
I just read through your question. Though a virus typically comes with fever for 2-3 days, they can sometimes come with prolonged fever. The negative chest x ray is good, the elevated ESR is expected with any illness, even a mild one. Perhaps the ab helped. But in any case, the fever finally resolved which means the illness is resolving. Continue fluids for hydration and give a little more time to heal.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Eric Goldstein
I just read through your question. Though a virus typically comes with fever for 2-3 days, they can sometimes come with prolonged fever. The negative chest x ray is good, the elevated ESR is expected with any illness, even a mild one. Perhaps the ab helped. But in any case, the fever finally resolved which means the illness is resolving. Continue fluids for hydration and give a little more time to heal.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Eric Goldstein
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