hi my five year old has had a temperature of 39 for the past 3 days its all over not just the head? he also says he has got tummy pains a headache n dizzyness? he did suffer with hsp last year and im a bit worried that he might get it back as hsp starts off with an infe3ction i.e cold
Hi, I understand your concern. But this could as well be a viral illness. Every fever with dizziness does not mean that it is an acute central nervous system infection or HSP. The danger signs include severe headache with vomiting, loss of consciousness and seizures, blood in the urine. I will explain to you how viral illness behave so that you can be more confident. 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. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.