Hello. I have a six yr old boys that has had a high fever for that last day and a half. The fever has been over 39C since around 2am. The fever seems to be the only real symptom. He complains of some pain in his head. Sometime its his forehead, sometimes its the back of his head , somethimes temples and eyes. He is now saying his lips or sore??
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards -