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What Causes Fever Even After Taking Medication?

i had mild fever a few weeks back. i consulted a doctor and took antibiotic which i presume not enough to my age. once i completed the antibiotic, i started to have fever a week after the course. Then I went to the doctor again to have a stronger dose of antibiotic. After seven days of completing the course, I again had mild fever. What do yo9u diagnose of this condition. I am 59 yrs with an active life.
Fri, 11 Jul 2014
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This is case of fever of long duration ( because you took two courses of antibiotics ) fever , so the cause of this prolonged fever may be, these includes.
1 Typhoid fever , diagnosis can be confirmed by Widal test and serology test. This is a case of fever of long duration and may have not responded to antibiotics prescribed by your doctor.
2 Tuberculosis is another reason of such fever . Diagnosis can be confirmed by X RAY chest with blood for C B C & E S R ( if very high e.g. > 90 mm suggestive of tuberculosis or any other chronic illness).Tuberculin test is also suggestive.
3 Jaundice is another cause of such fever . Get in blood for HBASG A B C E , (hepatitis most common cause).
There are so many other causes of such fever as carcinoma , anemia ( general weakness ) , malaria , dengue.
In my opinion consult another physician and get his opinion as mentioned above.
Hope this will be helpful for you.
Don't take further any other antibiotics without proper diagnosis .
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What Causes Fever Even After Taking Medication?

Hello This is case of fever of long duration ( because you took two courses of antibiotics ) fever , so the cause of this prolonged fever may be, these includes. 1 Typhoid fever , diagnosis can be confirmed by Widal test and serology test. This is a case of fever of long duration and may have not responded to antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. 2 Tuberculosis is another reason of such fever . Diagnosis can be confirmed by X RAY chest with blood for C B C & E S R ( if very high e.g. 90 mm suggestive of tuberculosis or any other chronic illness).Tuberculin test is also suggestive. 3 Jaundice is another cause of such fever . Get in blood for HBASG A B C E , (hepatitis most common cause). There are so many other causes of such fever as carcinoma , anemia ( general weakness ) , malaria , dengue. In my opinion consult another physician and get his opinion as mentioned above. Hope this will be helpful for you. Don t take further any other antibiotics without proper diagnosis .