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What Causes Chronic Fever?
Sir, My son is almost 2 years old and getting a fequent feaver from almost 2 months. Feaver is coming for every 5 or 7 days. We have been going to doctors and they are telling that it is a just infection and gave him antibiotec syrup. But again yesterday we noticed feaver again with 102 degrees. Please help us.
Mon, 29 May 2017
Dear parent,
Iunderstand by your history that your child is having fever quite often since 2 monthus.its intermittent and lasting for 2 to 3 days and afebrile for 5 to 7 days.There are many causes for prolonged fever like typhoid,malaria,urinary tract infections,rickettsial infections,Tuberculosis,leukaemia etc...Please give us history regarding if any other associated symptoms along with fever,any tuberculosis contact,any investigations done.
Iunderstand by your history that your child is having fever quite often since 2 monthus.its intermittent and lasting for 2 to 3 days and afebrile for 5 to 7 days.There are many causes for prolonged fever like typhoid,malaria,urinary tract infections,rickettsial infections,Tuberculosis,leukaemia etc...Please give us history regarding if any other associated symptoms along with fever,any tuberculosis contact,any investigations done.
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