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What Causes Fever With Cough And Appetite Loss?

My mum having fever, cough & flu for a week now. Earlier she went to the clinic, x-ray & blood test done & show nothing wrong but she still feel feverish & no appetite to eat. What actually wrong with her & should i bring her to the hospital for further check-up?
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
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Hello
Your mother is having fever, cough , flu for a week .
Usually such type of symptoms remain for 7-10 days ( in few cases 10-12 days ).
But the cause of concern is fever and loss of appetite , these symptoms may be due to these reasons , these include:
1 Jaundice , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood examination for C B C and serum bilirubin level with SGOT and SGPT .
2 Typhoid fever, diagnosis can be confirmed by Widal or serology test.
3 If fever is > 15 days associated with cough and loss of appetite , consult a physician and get his opinion regarding tuberculosis .
So consult another physician and get his opinion.
Good luck.
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What Causes Fever With Cough And Appetite Loss?

Hello Your mother is having fever, cough , flu for a week . Usually such type of symptoms remain for 7-10 days ( in few cases 10-12 days ). But the cause of concern is fever and loss of appetite , these symptoms may be due to these reasons , these include: 1 Jaundice , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood examination for C B C and serum bilirubin level with SGOT and SGPT . 2 Typhoid fever, diagnosis can be confirmed by Widal or serology test. 3 If fever is 15 days associated with cough and loss of appetite , consult a physician and get his opinion regarding tuberculosis . So consult another physician and get his opinion. Good luck.