Fever In Children?
I have read many of the concerned parent’s emails and have the same situation with my friend’s 2 1/2 year old son. He is currently in the hospital and has been there since Friday 11/3 with high fevers of 103, 104, 105. He has no other symptoms. No rashes, no cough, no runny nose. He is extremely lethargic and has lost a lot of weight because of not having an appetite. He is currently on an IV. The doctors have run several tests on his blood and everything comes back normal. About two weeks ago the same thing happened where his fever was at 105 again and was taken to the ER. They said that he had flu like virus and treated the fever with Tylenol and Ibuprofen and then he was release. About two months ago, his fever was so high he had a seizure and was once again rushed to the ER. If there is anything anyone out there knows or can recommend I would greatly appreciate it if you could email me directly at sirvanoner@yahoo. com The doctors have no answers and his fever won’t go down. Please I beg anyone any doctor that comes across this to help.
Has your son been tested for menangitis?
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I would suggest your friend take her baby to a pediatric immunologist, (A doctor who specializes in the immune system). Some children get what are called idiopathic fevers (fancyspeak for fevers where a specific infectious agent cannot be identified). However, since his system is reacting so violently to whatever he is being exposed to (perhaps a viral syndrome), I would like to know what is immune function is doing and whether he has a hypersensitivity syndrome going on.
My second guess would have been leukemia, but if his blood tests are normal, that rules that out.
Febrile seizures in children are not uncommon, and usually are not dangerous if the fever is treated quickly and he is given antiseizure medication if needed.
His seizure was fever induced, it was probably a febrile seizure. I worked at a daycare where one of the children had the same symptoms. her eyes would roll back in her head, it was pretty scary. I don’t know exactly what would cause this, or what her outcome came to be. I would recommend a pediatrician instead of the ER. Also, try a cool (not cold) bath when the temp. of her son starts to go up. keep a close eye on him, and take his temp. regularly. . keep a notebook nearby to keep track of his temp. at different periods of the day. You may also want to include the situations in which the fevers occur- was the child running and playing, or was he resting quietly. Show this to the pediatrician at the next visit. It may shed some light on the situation. I wish you the best.
Ok, first let me say that I am not a doctor, but my cousin’s godson was having seizures for about 5 hours straight last weekend due to high fever spikes and after a few days in the hospital they determined it was meningitis. Don’t mess around with this. . . it’s fatal if not caught quickly. Don’t look on Yahoo Answers for help regarding the health of your children, take them TO THE HOSPITAL! Good luck!