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Fever for toddler
My daughter is 3.5 years old. She is active. Yesterday night while sleeping she said legs and hands pain, in mid night she got fever with body pain so I gave her paracetamol drops. Morning after breakfast again drops. I didn't send her to school. She was okay without fever without medication. But now she is telling again legs and hands pain and little fever. Please tell me
1. what is the reason
2. Is that due to the growth
3. What should I do
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Pains might be due to fever. Some viral fevers can cause body pains along with fever.
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continue paracetamol drops whenever she gets fever with a gap of atleast 4 to 6 hours between each dose.
if fever not subsiding in two to three days, do consult for further evaluation
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Pain is better
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
3 yrs exp
Pune
Pain is because of fever
Not due to growth.
Give fever medicine whenever fever ..hydrate baby well.
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