My 6 year old daughter had  a high temp last night (103.8) but it finally broke this morning.  Now it is at 101 and will continue to check.  She is now complaining that her back hurts and that her right hand joints hurts. Are there any concerns for pneumonia?
Hi...these are not symptoms of pneumonia. These are symptoms of a recovering viral illness. The back pain and joint pains denote the same thing. 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. Regards -