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What Causes Persisting Headache And Low Grade Fever?
Question: Hi, Im asking for a friend who woke up yesterday morning with a bad headache and the shakes. He said it felt like he was hung over. today he still has the headache and is still shaky and now he is saying that he feels clammy. I know yesterday he was running a low grade fever, I could tell by touching him. he is not vomiting. what could this be?so I just heard from my friend he said that his body, kidney, back, neck throat hurts, he's cold but sweaty and he has a headache
Brief Answer:
? Generalised myalgia of viral origin
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic,
I have gone through the history and symptoms of your friend and understand your concern.
As he is not having vomiting and blurred vision which are the important symptoms of raised intracranial tension along with headach. So the symptoms are not in favor of subarchnoid haemorrhage.
As he is having pain the neck,throat, back and in the abdominal area suggest that he is having some viral infection. Which will subside in some time.
For the present symptoms I would suggest your friend to take Tab Rantac and Tab Ibuprofen, Twice daily for three days. Tell him to drink lots of fluid.
The symptoms will improve with these measures, if it is not improving he may have to undergo lab test like CBC to know any other infection.
I hope the symptoms will improve in a day or two. If you have any query feel free to post them.
Thank you.
? Generalised myalgia of viral origin
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic,
I have gone through the history and symptoms of your friend and understand your concern.
As he is not having vomiting and blurred vision which are the important symptoms of raised intracranial tension along with headach. So the symptoms are not in favor of subarchnoid haemorrhage.
As he is having pain the neck,throat, back and in the abdominal area suggest that he is having some viral infection. Which will subside in some time.
For the present symptoms I would suggest your friend to take Tab Rantac and Tab Ibuprofen, Twice daily for three days. Tell him to drink lots of fluid.
The symptoms will improve with these measures, if it is not improving he may have to undergo lab test like CBC to know any other infection.
I hope the symptoms will improve in a day or two. If you have any query feel free to post them.
Thank you.
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Dr. Raju A.T
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