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What Causes Pain In The Muscles And Joints Along With Fever?
I have a low (-101) temp that has been coming back for 3 days and the only other symptom is joints and muscle aches. The temp comes in the evening and is gone by mid morning. I am taking ibuprofen for the discomfort. I am a 70 year old female in excellent health. I take Lipitor for cholesterol and Zyrtec for allergy symptoms. What can this be?
Tue, 13 Sep 2016
Hi welcome to health care Magic.....
Fever with muscle and joint pain can be part of constitutional symptom of many sysemic illness. ..
So your work up needed with....
-Blood pressure measurement
-Auscultation
-CRP
-SGPT and SGOT
-Chest x ray(for tuberculosis) if needed
-Widal test and Ig M for typhoid etc....
According to cause further treatment can be given....
If no significant cause found than it could be simple viral infection for which symptomatic management done...
Advise :Consult physician with keeping this in mind...
Take care
Fever with muscle and joint pain can be part of constitutional symptom of many sysemic illness. ..
So your work up needed with....
-Blood pressure measurement
-Auscultation
-CRP
-SGPT and SGOT
-Chest x ray(for tuberculosis) if needed
-Widal test and Ig M for typhoid etc....
According to cause further treatment can be given....
If no significant cause found than it could be simple viral infection for which symptomatic management done...
Advise :Consult physician with keeping this in mind...
Take care
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