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What Causes Recurrent Fever At Night?

my son in law does not have medical insurance and refuses to go to the doctor. He goes to work everyday, labor job, and comes home, eats dinner normal and shortly after he lays down to sleep his fever shoot up to 102.9 or 103.4. He takes tylenol and it seems to go away eventually and he goes back to normal. what is wrong with him? It happens only at night when he lays down
Fri, 17 Feb 2017
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Fever is a symptom of an underlying disease. There are many causes of fever such as malaria, typhoid, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, Dengue etc. Tylenol is an anti – pyretic and it brings down fever. It will not help in curing fever if it has been caused by infection.
Advice
1.     Azithromycin 500 mg daily per oral for 5 days
2.     Tylenol 500 mg per oral if fever occurs
3.     Cold water sponging if fever is more than 100 degree Farenheight
4.     Investigations – Complete blood count, ESR, Widal test, blood smear for malarial parasite, and dengue NS1 antigen
Consult a doctor with reports if fever is not relieved by above measures.
I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question
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What Causes Recurrent Fever At Night?

Fever is a symptom of an underlying disease. There are many causes of fever such as malaria, typhoid, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, Dengue etc. Tylenol is an anti – pyretic and it brings down fever. It will not help in curing fever if it has been caused by infection. Advice 1. Azithromycin 500 mg daily per oral for 5 days 2. Tylenol 500 mg per oral if fever occurs 3. Cold water sponging if fever is more than 100 degree Farenheight 4. Investigations – Complete blood count, ESR, Widal test, blood smear for malarial parasite, and dengue NS1 antigen Consult a doctor with reports if fever is not relieved by above measures. I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question Thank