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Child Suffering From High Fever, Cold And Leg Pain. Looking For Proper Diagnosis

Posted on Sat, 1 Dec 2012

Question: Doctor,my son XXXXXXX is 6 years old boy and he has the following symptoms.
high fever in night time,chillness and leg pain .mild fever in day time.
what are the diagnosis required.?
kindly suggest me plz.

Answered by Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (22 minutes later)

Hi XXXXXXX,
Welcome to XXXXXXX
The possibilities are:
viral fever
Dengue
Malaria
Urinary infection though rare in boys

You have to do
Complete Blood count
Blood smear for Malarial Parasite.
Dengue IgG and IgM
Urine Routine and culture

Widal test for typhoid will become positive after 1 week of
fever- should be watched for if other investitations are
negative.

Clinical examination is the most essential point in diagnosis!
Other tests depend on the clinical diagnosis.

All the best
Good luck
Dr Uma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar