
What Causes Prolonged Fever In A Child?

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It is important that I go through your son's CT scan report in detail to understand what is the structural abnormality with the colon. There are many types of colonic involvement specific for certain medical conditions.
I would like to know if he has been tested for enteric fever and typhoid, common causes of unexplained sudden onset fever associated with recurrent diarrhea and vomiting which may extend over days to weeks. If it is not entirely treated with proper dosage of medications for sufficient duration, it can relapse and cause symptoms lasting weeks.
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Dr.Vivek


Possibility of mixed infection
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H pylori infection presents without symptoms in about 35 percent of patients. However, a severe for of the infection can cause, vomiting, diarrhea and tarry stools, nausea and fatigue. This is supported with an ache or burning pain in the abdomen that's worse when your stomach is empty, loss of appetite, frequent burping, bloating and unintentional weight loss.
There also exists the problem of mixed infections (like typhoid) of moderate intensity which when present together, cause flaring of symptoms often in a recurrent distribution. Typhidot (serology for typhoid) can be done to check for typhoid.
The results of stool culture are equally important for treatment.
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Dr.Vivek

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