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What Causes High Fever Along With Body Ache?
I was recently traveling in India. I came down with high fever, severe aches and body rash. Went to hospital in India - blood test came back neg for Dengue, Chikin and malaria. Now home, my achey joints and stiffness continue. It had been 3-4 weeks since the bite. Should I be doing something more?
Mon, 9 Jan 2017
Hi,
Looking at your description, recurrence muscle stiffness and joint pain warrants detailed evaluation. If you are not running fever then you need not to worry much. It might be related to other reason also.
I would advise you to take analgesic like Diclofenac for 3 to 4 days if it doesn't subside then in my opinion you should go for battery of investigation like CBC, ESR, liver function test, serum uric acid RA factor or an x-ray of the affected joint.
If you can write back to me with more details like your age, which joints are involved, is it more in the morning or how it occurs as day progresses, So that I will be able to tell you more accurately. Wishing you good health.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. B R Hudda
Looking at your description, recurrence muscle stiffness and joint pain warrants detailed evaluation. If you are not running fever then you need not to worry much. It might be related to other reason also.
I would advise you to take analgesic like Diclofenac for 3 to 4 days if it doesn't subside then in my opinion you should go for battery of investigation like CBC, ESR, liver function test, serum uric acid RA factor or an x-ray of the affected joint.
If you can write back to me with more details like your age, which joints are involved, is it more in the morning or how it occurs as day progresses, So that I will be able to tell you more accurately. Wishing you good health.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. B R Hudda
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Hi,
Looking at your description, recurrence muscle stiffness and joint pain warrants detailed evaluation. If you are not running fever than you need not to worry much it might be related to other reason also. I would advise you to take analgesic like Diclofenac for 3 to 4 days if it doesn't subside than in my opinion you should go for battery of investigation like CBC, ESR, Liver function test, serum uric acid RA factor or an x-ray of the affected joint.
If you can write back to me with more details like your age, which joints are involved, is it more in the morning or how it occurs as day progresses, So that I will be able to tell you more accurately. Wishing you good health.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. B R Hudda
Looking at your description, recurrence muscle stiffness and joint pain warrants detailed evaluation. If you are not running fever than you need not to worry much it might be related to other reason also. I would advise you to take analgesic like Diclofenac for 3 to 4 days if it doesn't subside than in my opinion you should go for battery of investigation like CBC, ESR, Liver function test, serum uric acid RA factor or an x-ray of the affected joint.
If you can write back to me with more details like your age, which joints are involved, is it more in the morning or how it occurs as day progresses, So that I will be able to tell you more accurately. Wishing you good health.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. B R Hudda
I find this answer helpful
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