So my niece has been sick with a high fever for the past 8 days. It's gotten up to about 104, and averages about 101 (that's with children's tylenol every 4 hours for the past 7 days or so according to my sister).
She's been to the doctor, but they weren't very helpful. They tested her for strep and mono, and it's neither. Her symptoms are cold-like, runny nose, cough, etc. She has headaches. She has a low white cell count. Also, she has asthma, if that could be a contributing factor.
She hasn't been throwing up or anything, at least not yet.
Any ideas/suggestions on what it could be and if it's something to worry about?
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by The Kizzy » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:48 pm
I thought your white cell count went UP with infection, get another doctor
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by Insanityfair » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:57 pm
My son went through the same thing. The doctor said that it was a virus that was going around, and he tested positive for nothing, same as your niece. There really was nothing but tylenol to give him, and try to keep the fever down.
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Re: Sick kids
by Martrae » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:11 pm
KaiineTN wrote:So my niece has been sick with a high fever for the past 8 days. It's gotten up to about 104, and averages about 101 (that's with children's tylenol every 4 hours for the past 7 days or so according to my sister).
She's been to the doctor, but they weren't very helpful. They tested her for strep and mono, and it's neither. Her symptoms are cold-like, runny nose, cough, etc. She has headaches. She has a low white cell count. Also, she has asthma, if that could be a contributing factor.
She hasn't been throwing up or anything, at least not yet.
Any ideas/suggestions on what it could be and if it's something to worry about?
8 days is insane. Are her joints red in the creases (where it bends) ?
With a fever like that I'd alternate motrin and tylenol. Since they are different drugs you can give her tylenol and then 2-3 hours later give her motrin and alternate like that. I wouldn't keep up a rotation like that for more than a day, though. Push liquids....lots and lots of loquids. Dehydration is NOT something she needs on top of a fever like that.
Honestly, I'd either be bugging the doc or finding another one. 8 days is too long.
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