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Suggest Treatment For High Grade Fever In An Infant
Brief Answer:
yes take her to doctor.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXX, welcome to HCM and thanks for choosing us.
Yes, you need to take her to a doctor. Because
1 your daughter has high grade fever
2 at this levels of temprature, she can develop seizures (fits) any time
3 if there is infection in throat it may affect her breathing very soon , as children have narrow airways
4 fever is coming again and again
Fever in a child can be due to several causes like tonsillitis, pneumonia, viral related, abdominal infections, eruption of tooth. Pneumonia is a serious infection in a child, so examination by a doctor is very important.
So please take her to doctor urgently. She would require clinical examination, blood work up, chest x ray if lungs involved. She will require a course of antibiotics for a week. Take care of her nutrition too.
I hope my reply will help you. Please write to HCM or me for follow up queries. Kindly provide a feedback on this reply. I wish rapid recovery for your daughter.
yes take her to doctor.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXX, welcome to HCM and thanks for choosing us.
Yes, you need to take her to a doctor. Because
1 your daughter has high grade fever
2 at this levels of temprature, she can develop seizures (fits) any time
3 if there is infection in throat it may affect her breathing very soon , as children have narrow airways
4 fever is coming again and again
Fever in a child can be due to several causes like tonsillitis, pneumonia, viral related, abdominal infections, eruption of tooth. Pneumonia is a serious infection in a child, so examination by a doctor is very important.
So please take her to doctor urgently. She would require clinical examination, blood work up, chest x ray if lungs involved. She will require a course of antibiotics for a week. Take care of her nutrition too.
I hope my reply will help you. Please write to HCM or me for follow up queries. Kindly provide a feedback on this reply. I wish rapid recovery for your daughter.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
She has no other symptoms other than a fever. She can develope pneumonia without other symptoms?
Brief Answer:
pneumonia will have cough and breathing difficulty.fever can be initial sig
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXX, welcome again. Pneumonia will have several other symptoms like coughing, breathing difficulty but high grade fever can be a initial sign in pneumonia. It is a serious problem, must not be missed. That's why I mentioned it .
Please feel free to write for follow up queries. Kindly write a feedback. Thanks
pneumonia will have cough and breathing difficulty.fever can be initial sig
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXX, welcome again. Pneumonia will have several other symptoms like coughing, breathing difficulty but high grade fever can be a initial sign in pneumonia. It is a serious problem, must not be missed. That's why I mentioned it .
Please feel free to write for follow up queries. Kindly write a feedback. Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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