MY SON IS TEETHING AND THE DOCTOR SAID HE HAS EAR INFECTION, HE GAVE HIM ANTIBIOTICS BUT ITS SEEMS NOT TO BE WORKING, DURING THE DAY HIS TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT HE IS SHIVERING HIS HANDS AND FEET COLD AND HE IS THROWING UP
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 -