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What Causes Fever, Headache And Loss Of Appetite?

My 4 year old daughter (36 lbs) has a fever of 103.3. No other symptoms except headache & loss of appetite. The fever does go down with tylenol but goes back up after a few hours. Should I take her to the ER? She has only had this fever for approximately 24 hours.
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fever , headache and loss of apetite are caused usually by a flu like viral infection, especially to the upper airways and throught region , but it's also can reveal a more serious underling cause such as meningitis , which comes with a fever and headache , and can pretty much roled out by physical examination .
I highly recommend to take her to her doctor to examined her for meningeal irritation signs which is the priority here , and if the cause was a simple upper respiratory exam there are no need to worry.
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What Causes Fever, Headache And Loss Of Appetite?

fever , headache and loss of apetite are caused usually by a flu like viral infection, especially to the upper airways and throught region , but it s also can reveal a more serious underling cause such as meningitis , which comes with a fever and headache , and can pretty much roled out by physical examination . I highly recommend to take her to her doctor to examined her for meningeal irritation signs which is the priority here , and if the cause was a simple upper respiratory exam there are no need to worry. I hope this helps