Recurrent, scheduled fever, complains of leg pain

[Garet]

For >7 months my 3 year old son has had recurrent fevers.  At first, the fevers were about 3 weeks apart and lasted 2-3 days.  I started calendaring his fevers and they now occur every two weeks- like clockwork.  His fevers are occassionally accompnaied by leg pain and stomach pain.  During the few days before his fever he is extremely fatigued- tired enough that he falls asleep sitting up.  A CBC was done and indicated that he was anemic (his H&H was ~10 and ~30).  Two weeks later, his H&H was normal.  His doctor has ordered another CBC, Hepatic function, ANA, RA, Cocci, CRP, UA with C&S, Blood cultures, sed rate.  The results of these tests are not back yet.  Is there anything else that his doctor should be testing?  DO you have any idea what could be wrong with him?

[capermom]

If you don't get answers, don't stop. Go to see another doc or pediatrician until you get answers. That doesn't sound like anything to mess with. It sounds like some kind of infection or something with the fevers all the time, leg cramps could be a sign of alot of things and the symptom may not even be related. Search all you can! Good luck.

[jo737]

Since my daughter has been 10 months old we started noticing she was getting fevers ever month she is 7 now and she is still getting the fevers. The fevers occur about every four weeks and last three to four days. They start out as getting knee pain a few days before fever starts, then she complains her eyes hurt  and head hurts. Her fevers get as high as 105 and she vomits at least once with each episode.We have been to an Infectious Diease Doctor when she was 2. He said he couldnt find any thing and she would grow out of it by kindrgarten and she has not.  When she was five she had Pansiusitus surgery and Adnoids taken out. Arthritis levels were a little above normal .We have been to a rheumotologist he said her joints are good.Been to an Allergy Doctor no allergys.Right now we are seeing a childrens cancer specialist she cannot find anything. She has been on so many antibiotics and nothing seems to work. Last year she was diagnosed with Ocular Melanocytosis the spots were in her eyes since birth. We have kept calanders since she was two. With all this going on with her it seems like the Doctors are taking same tests and were not getting anywhere.

[wonderme]

Have your kids been checked for lyme disease?  Can have fever and joint pain...

[jo737]

Yes she was already checked for lymes diease and it was negative.

[wonderme]

Sorry I can't offer any other help.  That must be so difficult...perhaps you should consider switching doctors -- just for fresh insight.  Maybe they can list for you all the causes for recurring fever (are her hormones ebbing and flowing on a regular basis, even for her age?) that also cause joint pain.  And then the most common causes for each seperately...AND then tell you how they have ruled them out -- are there conclusive tests...was she tested specifically for it, etc.?

Again, I'm sorry I can't help.  We're all here if you need to talk and bounce ideas off of...

Anyone else have any ideas?

Good luck.

[MasonsMommy03]

If your child has ever had a strep infection (viral or bacterial... most kids have). Then she may be suffering from post strep arthritis. It is often overlooked and misdiagnosed. But, her symptoms fit. You might suggest that option to her physician. Google and do your research. And remember, you are her mother. Trust your gut. If you feel that something is wrong, then keep fighting. You know your child better than anyone.

[jo737]

Thankyou for that information i have never heard of that before Its something to look into. Some of the symptoms sounds like what she has, but we noticed her getting fevers every month at around 10 months. In one of the articles it said it usualy starts at about 2yr. and up. will ask her doctor about this.

[jo737]

My daughter had a reoccuring fever over the weekend so I took her in for blood work. I asked the doctor to check her for Post strep arthritis he said he did once before but it was negative but he will test again. He tested for strep throat which was negative. CBCs white count ok sedrate alittle elevated. Today they called and said her throat culture they took , that she has staph infection in her sinuses. She goes in for CT scan tommorrow, and antibiotics two weeks. I pray to God this was her problem all along and this was her fever problem and now we can work to fix it.

[Tasies_mom]

My daughter is almost 9 years old.  She has had recurrent fevers since she was about 2months old.  She would wake in the middle of the night screaming owie but this was before she could convey full thoughts.  Once she got older and could tell me what was hurting it was her legs.  She had surgery two years ago to straighten her legs (femoral anteversion).  She still has pain in her legs, enough that she can't walk through a store to grocery shop or run in PE.  She still has fevers as well.  She had a genetic test done about 4yrs ago that showed positive for a mutation V726A which is on the MEFV line so they said she has Familial Mediterranian Fever.  Now the docs say she doesn't fit the "symptoms of that disease".  Her rashes, fever, eye pain,