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Is It A Matter Of Concern That The Child Is Having Intermittent Fever, Sweats?
My 5 year old daughter has had a high temperature (99-104.6) on and off for 2 days, tonight she went to bed after taking some Tylenol (temp 101, with digital ear thermometer) and when I checked on her about 2 hours later she was very sweaty and her temp had dropped to 95. I covered her up and just checked her again- 96 degrees- should I be taking her in to ER?
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
Fever in a child should always be taken seriously. I'd you are in middle of night you should do tap water sponging to whole of her body so that temperatures should come down. You can give her paracetamol as you are already doing. And yes you should visit paediatric doc to rule out any chest or other infection in body.
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