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What Causes Constant High Fever In Children?

My Grand daughter who is 11 yrs old has had a high fever of 102 to 105 for 7 days with Grand maul seizers they have done every test out there from spinal taps to brain scans .. Mono .. but still no answers they have said it to be viral i am not convinced can a High fever for that long be Viral
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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HI

Thanks for posting your query .

Yes even I agree with you , Viral fever will not cause such fever fever lasting for 7 days . But there are so many bacteria that testing can't be done for each and every bacteria .
I need to know what all tests has been done including any scanning . Kindly Upload all the reports so that I can go through it and advise you better.

I also advise to do / repeat Blood Cultures ( Aerobic/ Anaerobic and fungal ).

Also after taking samples for blood cultures ask your doctors to start her on Broad spectrum Antibiotics .

Kindly revert back with reports I asked for .
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What Causes Constant High Fever In Children?

HI Thanks for posting your query . Yes even I agree with you , Viral fever will not cause such fever fever lasting for 7 days . But there are so many bacteria that testing can t be done for each and every bacteria . I need to know what all tests has been done including any scanning . Kindly Upload all the reports so that I can go through it and advise you better. I also advise to do / repeat Blood Cultures ( Aerobic/ Anaerobic and fungal ). Also after taking samples for blood cultures ask your doctors to start her on Broad spectrum Antibiotics . Kindly revert back with reports I asked for .