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Recurrent fever.in 20 months old baby
Hello, my daughter is 20 months old weighing 9.6 kg. On june 15th she got a very high fever with convulsions that lasted 1 min. We did blood tests like cbc lft rft urine routine, electrolytes. Everything came back normal and fever lasted for 5 days.
Yesterday on july 6th again she got fever of 100.5. Gave her paracetamol. Otherwise she is a active child. Please let me know if there is anything to worry about
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It could be viral fever.
Monitor temperature and give paracetamol .Maintain adequate hydration.
If fever spike are high and fever is continuous please consult doctor.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Viral infection
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Vadodara
Viral infection can occur frequently
No need of test in first 3 days until advised
Encourage more liquids
Paracetamol sos
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings looks like viral infection u can wait
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