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What Causes Fever And Ear Infection With Headaches In A Child?

My 6 year old daughter has been running a low grade fever (normal temp - 100.6) for 10 days now, with c/o intermittent headache & stomachache. Went to ER from peds office via ambulance 5 days ago for resp distress, CXR showed some atelectesis & dx d with viral infection. Started with earache 3 days ago and dx d with ear infection, now on Augmentin. Hasn t had much of an appetite this whole time, decreased energy. Can you help?
Fri, 8 Dec 2017
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Hi,
thanks for the query.
Is there any discharge from the ear. If there is a concealed infection, that can explain the prolonged fever. would advice you to continue antibiotic but if no improvement in next 48 hrs should get evaluated by ENT surgeon.
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What Causes Fever And Ear Infection With Headaches In A Child?

Hi, thanks for the query. Is there any discharge from the ear. If there is a concealed infection, that can explain the prolonged fever. would advice you to continue antibiotic but if no improvement in next 48 hrs should get evaluated by ENT surgeon.