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What Causes Fever And Cough In A Child?
I have a four year old who has had low grade temp every other week or so since winter. I dismiss this as cold/viral. She started last week AGAIN with a croupy cough and mild congestion which I treated with OTC meds. Yesterday morning she was sleepy acting and went down for a nap at 10 am after waking around 8 am and slept for 1 1/2 hours. She woke with a temp of 102.5 and has run a steady temp since then even with tylenol. The lowest it has been has been 100.5 although she does not really have other complaints and seems to be achey as she wants to be held then wants to lay on the sofa or bed next to us, wants her back rubbed then asks almost immediately for us to stop. SHOULD I have her seen today?
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
it's better to be checked by her pediatrician, to assess her respiration , croup usually is associated with low grade fever , a complete physical exam will confirm the diagnosis and respiratory status should be checked carefully by the examiner .
hope she becomes better soon
hope she becomes better soon
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