My 14 year old son came home from school early today because he had chills, a small fever and was clammy. When he got home he wanted to take a hot bath to help with the chills. I made a warm bath for him. I gave him two tylenol. It is now 4 hours later and he feels very clammy.What should I do?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. By what you say this looks like a viral illness. 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. 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 -