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What Causes Persistent Fever Along With Ear Infection And Sore Throat?
i have a five year old boy, who is on day four of fever between 99.7 to 104.00 pink eye symptoms, ear infection, sour throat. he has also had loose stools for two days, he also has headaches. i have taken him to Dr twice . He is on amoxicillin 400 mg/5 ml s he is taking 9.5 ml twice daily for ten days. He is also taking Tobramycin 0.3% in eyes one drop every 4 hours. also he is taking ibuprofen 7.5 ml every 4 hours , he has been on these meds for four days why is he not better?
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Mon, 24 Jul 2017
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sore throat, conjunctivitis, fever with headache, and according to the age of patient three diagnosis can be possible, measles , malaria or simple upper respiratory tract infection.
1. check for any rash , if present it indicates measles
2. do blood test thick slide test for malaria
even after 4 days of antibiotic therapy symptoms are not subsiding, I recommend above mentioned tests.
1. check for any rash , if present it indicates measles
2. do blood test thick slide test for malaria
even after 4 days of antibiotic therapy symptoms are not subsiding, I recommend above mentioned tests.
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