Dear Parent,
I can understand your situation. It could be flu - a viral infection.
There are a thousand causes for fever in a child. Unless you describe the associated symptoms (however minor, if any) it is very difficult to differentiate the caused of fever. I would appreciate the following details to suggest further management.
1. Are there any associated symptoms? Headache, nasal stuffiness, cough, raid breathing, pain in any part of the body, burning sensation while passing urine, etc.. Any other symptom like vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, loose stools or change in stool pattern? The list is long. You need to tell me what else your daughter has other than fever..
2. What are the blood test reports? What tests did she undergo? Did she undergo any urine tests as well? Can you please attach a copy of the reports?
3. Is there any recent travel history? Any history of outside contaminated food ingestion? Does anyone else at home or at school suffer from similar symptoms?
4. Is there any history of mosquito bite (though unlikely in winter...)
5. Is there any other significant history that you feel is important?
Regards
Dr. Saptharishi L G
Patient replied :
Hi, this is the blood results
ECR 4.26
HB 120
HCT 0.349
MCV 81.9
MCH28.2
MCHC 344
RDW-CV 13.0
TRC 199
CRP C 3.1
blood taken from her finger
She has nasal stuffness, some coughing but mild, no headache no vomiting, no stool problems, she seems to be nomal in eating too and during the day she is playful and energetic, but still has fever and at night the fever gets worse. No pain anywhere on the body, no traveling to forgein places, no one else has the same symptoms at home, the doctors checked and said it was all normal and in few days if her fever doesn't go away to come in and take another blood test. But im just worried now about her fever still, if i should wait another day to see if it gets better or to go to the hospital if her fever is still continuing today?
Dear Parent,
Thank you for providing all the above information. Each of those questions were meant to rule in or rule out a few causes of fever in children. I believe in doing everything perfectly and hence troubled you with all those necessary questions.
Now coming to your daughter's illness, it does appear to be viral as she has no other localizing symptom other than suggestive of an upper respiratory tract infection (URI). Her ESR, and CRP are also suggestive. Given the description of her overall well being, I think it would be prudent to wait another day or two and the fever would most likely wane out. You can continue to monitor her fever, use antipyretics as and when needed.
If her fever rises further or if she develops any new symptom or she stops taking feeds and being active, only then do we need to take her to the hospital again. You can safely wait for another 24-48 hours to see how she does.
Patient replied :
Ok thank you i will wait another day see if her fever starts to drop at all. Thanks so much
Hello.
Thank you.
Hope she gets better soon.
Regards.