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What Is The Treatment For Severe Thyroid Fever In A Child?

Sir, My Daughter , Yashi ( Age : 9yrs Wt: only 15Kg) she is having Typhoid from 25th July till date, before 9th aug she was having fever in every 5-6hrs, from 10th august she has fever at 3am on 10th , 11th and 12th August , we have given by the prescription of Doctor zifi-o 100mg (1 and 1/2 tablet twice a day) and Crocin till 11th but on 11th evening Doctor change the Anti-biotic to Azithral 200 liquid (7.5ml Twice a day) for next 5days . What to do I am worried about her health, we taking all cares about the eating habit and as well as all the test were taken from x-ray to MT and as well as of Malaria but only Widal Test comes +ve.
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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your concern is valid . If fever is not responding to oral antibiotics she needs a switch to parenteral antibiotics , also illness other than typhoid need to be ruled out.


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What Is The Treatment For Severe Thyroid Fever In A Child?

Hi your concern is valid . If fever is not responding to oral antibiotics she needs a switch to parenteral antibiotics , also illness other than typhoid need to be ruled out. thanks