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Kid Having Fever, Swollen Lymph Node And Headache. On Antibiotic. Diagnosed As Acute Cervical Adenitis

Hi, my 7 year old son has been sick for the past 3 days. His symptoms are fever, swollen lymph node in his left side of his neck, and severe headache . We are currently traveling in Vietnam and have very limited access to good doctors. The doctors here have said that he has acute cervical adenitis and he is on 2 antibiotics . Is there any other possibilities that we should be concerned with in case the doctors have mis-diagnosed him? Thanks
Mon, 25 Jun 2012
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dear,

welcome to hcm.

the above history certainly corelates to the clinial picture of cervical adenitis. Kindly continue the antibiotics & please give him salt water gargles often to reduce the symptoms. however u can also give him analgesic & antipyretic (acetaminophen) calculated accordingly for his bodyweight for the fever & headache.

acetaminphen dosage : 10-15mg/kg bodyweight. repeated after 4-6hrs. to be given only for 2days. if the fever/headache does not subside, please consult any physician available on ur travel for help and guidance.

thank you
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Kid Having Fever, Swollen Lymph Node And Headache. On Antibiotic. Diagnosed As Acute Cervical Adenitis

dear, welcome to hcm. the above history certainly corelates to the clinial picture of cervical adenitis. Kindly continue the antibiotics & please give him salt water gargles often to reduce the symptoms. however u can also give him analgesic & antipyretic (acetaminophen) calculated accordingly for his bodyweight for the fever & headache. acetaminphen dosage : 10-15mg/kg bodyweight. repeated after 4-6hrs. to be given only for 2days. if the fever/headache does not subside, please consult any physician available on ur travel for help and guidance. thank you