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What Causes Head Pain, Mild Fever And Sore Throat?
My daughter has a headache behind her eyes and a slight fever. She is also achy, lethargic and has a mild sore throat. She went to a camp at the river 2 days ago and spent a lot of time in the water. Could it be a virus from the river? What could it be and should I keep her off school?
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have head pain, mild fever and sore throat well the symptoms you mention in query can occur due to many reasons but it seems to me that these symptoms probably occur due to upper respiratory tract infection/ viral fever/ sinusitis. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles several times a day. You should take steam twice a day. Maintain proper hygiene. Drink plenty of water and liquids. Take tepid sponging if it is severe headache.Take paracetamol for fever and headache. Consult ENT specialist for proper diagnosis . Doctor may order test like swab test , blood test , and viral culture test to rule out condition like acid reflux and strep throat . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics amoxiclav at least for 10 days along with decongestant.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have head pain, mild fever and sore throat well the symptoms you mention in query can occur due to many reasons but it seems to me that these symptoms probably occur due to upper respiratory tract infection/ viral fever/ sinusitis. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles several times a day. You should take steam twice a day. Maintain proper hygiene. Drink plenty of water and liquids. Take tepid sponging if it is severe headache.Take paracetamol for fever and headache. Consult ENT specialist for proper diagnosis . Doctor may order test like swab test , blood test , and viral culture test to rule out condition like acid reflux and strep throat . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics amoxiclav at least for 10 days along with decongestant.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
Majority of cases throat pain,fever and headache are due to viral infection, but in some cases it is related to bacterial infection (streptococcal pharyngitis).
In your daughter's case it could be related to that camp for which she was remained in water for longtime.It could be mostly viral fever and you should give her complete bed rest for alt east 24 to 48 hours to recover fully.
We differentiate the cause through routine blood counts with throat examination, pharyngoscopy to rule out non infective causes.
Therefore it is advisable to see the doctor,preferably your daughter must see ENT specialist for complete medical history including history of sensitivity to antibiotics and thoroughly clinical examination.
Sh emight require antibiotics (to prevent superinfection if cause is viral) with analgesics, anti-inflammatories, decongestants and nebulization with steam inhalation.
In the meanwhile she can start warm salt water gargles.
Regards,
Welcome to HCM.
Majority of cases throat pain,fever and headache are due to viral infection, but in some cases it is related to bacterial infection (streptococcal pharyngitis).
In your daughter's case it could be related to that camp for which she was remained in water for longtime.It could be mostly viral fever and you should give her complete bed rest for alt east 24 to 48 hours to recover fully.
We differentiate the cause through routine blood counts with throat examination, pharyngoscopy to rule out non infective causes.
Therefore it is advisable to see the doctor,preferably your daughter must see ENT specialist for complete medical history including history of sensitivity to antibiotics and thoroughly clinical examination.
Sh emight require antibiotics (to prevent superinfection if cause is viral) with analgesics, anti-inflammatories, decongestants and nebulization with steam inhalation.
In the meanwhile she can start warm salt water gargles.
Regards,
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