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Persistent low grade fever
Hi, my father has been having persistent low grade fever (between 98.6-100.4) for about 12 days now. He was treated with antibiotics for the last 5 days. Today was his last day of antibiotics. He has no other symptoms. First 3-4 days initially he had throat irritation and body aches. That went away and isn't there anymore. 1 dolo a day is controlling the fever now. What could it be and when will he get better? No other symptoms now other than low grade fever. CBC was normal with WBC count slightly high at 11,200. Chest X-ray was normal but physician suspects mild pneumonia. Negative for typhoid, malaria, dengue.
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According to your father sign and symptom he is suffering from acute upper respiratory tract infection.
He should take complete treatment for her rid of infection .
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In such cases we start doing further investigations like Urine culture, Blood culture, Peripheral smear for abnormal and immature cells, Bone marrow biopsy and so on.
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Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Najeeb T
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7 yrs exp
Malappuram
If sputum is coming once do sputum culture
Mostly I think viral pneumonia.. it will subside slowly and antibiotics also not work for viral pneumonia
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