2.5 yrs baby girl with 99° F fever

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Hi Dr, My 2.5yr baby girl is having fever with around 99-100 and she had 4 times loose motions today. We are using paracetamol cyrup since noon and fever got reduced to 98. But now again slightly increasing the temp to 99. Please suggest what we can do. Thanks in advance, Naresh.

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Dr. Rajesh Agrawal

Pediatrician 25 yrs exp Nagpur

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Naresh it looks to me viral infection. I would suggest you to continue paracetamol every 4 hourly whenever temperature is more than 100. As regards loose motions you can give her Econorm sacchet one per day for 3 days. Usually viral infection takes 3-5 days to settle.

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