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Chicken pox
My son is 2 years old and he has developed chicken pox. Can I give paracetamol to reduce his fever. My mom says not to give any medicine and Light food and good rest will cure him. His fever is responding nicely to paracetamol (gave him thinking it was a normal fever). Right now he has only few blisters, restless.
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Chicken pox is usually a mild,self limiting disease,healing in about a week.
Contrary to common belief,there's ABSOLUTELY no restrictions,except isolation,on the child's bathing,eating or playing inside the house.
Do give paracetamol for fever and repeat every 4 hours if required.
If there's itching,apply calamine lotion on the rashes.
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Dr. Pandurang Sawant
Pediatrician
13 yrs exp
Pune
Yes u can give paracetmol
Also apply carapur -A lotion over rashes area
3times a day
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