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Is It Safe To Take Calpol For High Fever?
Hi my 5 years old daughter has been diagnosed with conjunctivitis and has been given antibiotics drops, wednesday night this week, however since last night she gets temperature of 39°C -39.5°C in the evening and during the day under medication like Calpol type (Doliprane) she is around the 38°C - 38.4°C but she is also complaing that her head hurts a lot (headache) - should i go back and see the GP? or is it normal?
Wed, 21 Sep 2016
your 5 year old girl gets conjunctivitis , now she has headache and fever .
usually conjunctivitis proceeds upper respiratory tract infection which cause both headache and fever and it's usually viral and doesn't need oral antibiotics , and it's safe to give calpol .
but physical exam is needed first by her doctor, because sometimes conjunctivitis can expand and causes orbital cellulitis and meningitis ( but this is rare for meningitis) . so I highly advice you to go for a physical exam to exclude this condition. no tests is needed
I hope this helps
usually conjunctivitis proceeds upper respiratory tract infection which cause both headache and fever and it's usually viral and doesn't need oral antibiotics , and it's safe to give calpol .
but physical exam is needed first by her doctor, because sometimes conjunctivitis can expand and causes orbital cellulitis and meningitis ( but this is rare for meningitis) . so I highly advice you to go for a physical exam to exclude this condition. no tests is needed
I hope this helps
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