So my 2 year old baby has freezing cold feet but the rest of her body is extremely hot. I took her temperature and it was 102.2. I gave her some medicine and she seems to have cooled down. She isnt as hot as she was before but her feet are still kind of cold. What is happening to my baby?
HelloCool extremities during high grade fever is a common finding in child Chat Doctor. In most of the cases when this happens due to peripheral vasodilation. This condition must be differentiated from septic shock(hypotension with severe infection) a serious condition in which also there may be similar finding. A care taker can differentiate between the two as a baby with septic shock is very sick, there may alter sensorial or decreased frequency of urine. I would suggest you to consult a pediatrician for proper assessment and also to find out the cause of fever and management accordingly. Regards