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What Causes High Fever In A Child?
Hi, my kid is 6 years old, having high fever. I.e., 104 F. We visited doctor and he advised to give 5ml of mental-p for every 6 hrs. She doesn t have any pains but the fever is not coming down. Is it okay to give 5 ml of mental-p for every 6 hrs? Please advise Thanks.
Fri, 12 Jan 2018
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about your question i would like to tell you that high fever in children has many causes and we should find the cause of your case for treatment....as high fever considered dangerous sign of infection of the child...he may had viral infection or viral infection...so you should discuss with your doctor to do blood culture to detect the cause of that as if it is bacterial cause the child should take antibiotic for treatment...meftal p has good antipyretic effect for lowering fever ...but in your case you should do repeated cold compresses before any treatment as high grade fever must be managed firstly thraugh cold compresses and you can put him under running water would help for releief ...you can use meftal p or tylenol to reduce fever but dont forget cold compresses....because high grade fever 104 may not be reduced if you give her antipyretics like meftal or tylenol without doing most important step for cold compresses........wish your child healthy life
about your question i would like to tell you that high fever in children has many causes and we should find the cause of your case for treatment....as high fever considered dangerous sign of infection of the child...he may had viral infection or viral infection...so you should discuss with your doctor to do blood culture to detect the cause of that as if it is bacterial cause the child should take antibiotic for treatment...meftal p has good antipyretic effect for lowering fever ...but in your case you should do repeated cold compresses before any treatment as high grade fever must be managed firstly thraugh cold compresses and you can put him under running water would help for releief ...you can use meftal p or tylenol to reduce fever but dont forget cold compresses....because high grade fever 104 may not be reduced if you give her antipyretics like meftal or tylenol without doing most important step for cold compresses........wish your child healthy life
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