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What Could Recurring Fever In An Infant Indicate?
Hi Sir I m Sam Suresh My Son For 6 Month Baby Was Having Fever For Two Week Continue But I Went One Pediatrician He was Given Drops We Are Following That One When Wear Giving That One Suddenly Fever Will Reduced Again After 1 Hour Again Start Fever After 3 days we Went Another Dr. He His Given ok now but again Loose Stool will Started continue for yellows color but again Fever Is Raised temp:101 f
Thu, 7 May 2020
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Hello,
I have carefully read your query and this is my assessment.
Your baby boy has what is called Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) which is a fever >100.4 F that lasts >8 days. I need more information. Did he get any antibiotics from 2 previous pediatricians? Any blood work? Is he teething? Did he have loose stool before, for how long?
I treat children with high fevers every day and if I was your son's pediatrician I would have thought of the 3 most common causes of FUO:
1. Infections, such as Pneumonia, Urinary tract infection, Viral infections, Gastroenteritis etc
2. Immunological or rheumatological conditions
3. Medications
In order to evaluate you son I would have done a good head to toe physical exam and advised you to do the following tests:
1. CBC (complete blood count with differential), BMP( basic metabolic panel) , ESR, C-reactive protein, liver function tests.
2. Urinalysis and urine culture
3. CXR (chest x-ray)
4. Stool Cultures
A diagnosis would have been made based on the results of these tests. And your son would be treated accordingly.
I hope this is helpful and I have answered your question. Please contact his pediatrician or send him to the ER when they can run all the above tests. I hope your son feels better soon.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Ledia Qatipi
Family Physician
I have carefully read your query and this is my assessment.
Your baby boy has what is called Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) which is a fever >100.4 F that lasts >8 days. I need more information. Did he get any antibiotics from 2 previous pediatricians? Any blood work? Is he teething? Did he have loose stool before, for how long?
I treat children with high fevers every day and if I was your son's pediatrician I would have thought of the 3 most common causes of FUO:
1. Infections, such as Pneumonia, Urinary tract infection, Viral infections, Gastroenteritis etc
2. Immunological or rheumatological conditions
3. Medications
In order to evaluate you son I would have done a good head to toe physical exam and advised you to do the following tests:
1. CBC (complete blood count with differential), BMP( basic metabolic panel) , ESR, C-reactive protein, liver function tests.
2. Urinalysis and urine culture
3. CXR (chest x-ray)
4. Stool Cultures
A diagnosis would have been made based on the results of these tests. And your son would be treated accordingly.
I hope this is helpful and I have answered your question. Please contact his pediatrician or send him to the ER when they can run all the above tests. I hope your son feels better soon.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Ledia Qatipi
Family Physician
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