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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Burning Eyes In A Child

My 5 year old daughter has a 102.5 fever and has mentioned her eyes are burning a little. Her eyes are also a little bloodshot. She seems fine besides that. Do you think her body is fighting off a bug/infection? She has had a fever sunce last night. It was low-grade (100) when she woke up this morning but had spiked again. Should I give her something to lower it?
posted on Thu, 14 May 2015
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Welcome to the HCM

I understand your concerns. Fevers are an immune response of the body towards infections and should be treated if they spike more than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
I would recommend you to start her on acetaminophen or ibuprofen for fever episodes. Repeat the dose at 6-8 hours interval if fever persists.
Also , cold sponging will be helpful to bring faster relief.
If fever persists for more than3days or if it's associated with any other symptoms, then a proper clinical examination by pediatrician will be helpful.
For more questions, you may contact me.
Take care
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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Burning Eyes In A Child

Hi Welcome to the HCM I understand your concerns. Fevers are an immune response of the body towards infections and should be treated if they spike more than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. I would recommend you to start her on acetaminophen or ibuprofen for fever episodes. Repeat the dose at 6-8 hours interval if fever persists. Also , cold sponging will be helpful to bring faster relief. If fever persists for more than3days or if it s associated with any other symptoms, then a proper clinical examination by pediatrician will be helpful. For more questions, you may contact me. Take care