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Reason For Sudden Fever With Discomfort In Child?
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3 weeks ago my son ( 4 years old) woke up with high fever . He was scared and complained of having pins and needles in his foot and hands . Since then sometimes he tells me that he can feel needles in his foot or other parts of his body which scares him. He can't clearly explain how he feels . He also had 3 episodes of fever with didn't last for more than 24 hours . I am very concerned and scared . Could it be cancer ?
3 weeks ago my son ( 4 years old) woke up with high fever . He was scared and complained of having pins and needles in his foot and hands . Since then sometimes he tells me that he can feel needles in his foot or other parts of his body which scares him. He can't clearly explain how he feels . He also had 3 episodes of fever with didn't last for more than 24 hours . I am very concerned and scared . Could it be cancer ?
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
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Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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