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Fever and gum swelling
For past 2 days my son 24 months old, 10.5 kg is having fever. Giving paracetamol p 120 , 5ml. He is having gum swelling now. He drooled a lot during day 1 but now it's not there. Is gum swelling normal
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Yes majority times normal only.
If fever persists and doesn't respond to paracetamol then do consider a consultation.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult to Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Priya Daswani
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7 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hello,paracetamol dose for him will be ..6 ml .seems like viral fever …you can repeat paracetamol 4-6 hourly . For Gum swelling ,no need to worry .if there is no bleeding .You can give ibupara syrup ..4.5 ml ,if temperature more than 101 f
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