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Bacterial Infection
Hi, My Daughter is sick due to Bacterial infection.
We have started the antibiotics for her as per the doctor's prescription.
Currently her hands and legs temperature is normal but her head temperature is high. Sometimes it gets normal and sometimes it gets high.
Can someone please tell me if it is normal?
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Yes it is common to have high head temperature and cold hands and feet. This can happen in many types of fever Thermometer temperature is the important one.
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Measure temp if 100 f then give pcm
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Pl measure armpit temperature. If > 99.5 it's fever
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Kindly check axillary temperature. If more than 99.5 , then it is taken as fever
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Check the temp in armpit
If above 100F, then fever
Otherwise not
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Maintain hydration . Head temperature will be more than body temperature it’s normal . Chek with thermometer in arm pit if it’s shows 99 or above then give pcm Syp
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Dr. Sricharan Alladi
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Warangal
Please do temperature charting with digital thermometer
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