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by Sunshine619, Nov 25, 2007 11:24PM
My 2 year child was just hospitalized for 1 week. He had a high fever, 103-105 degrees, would not eat/drink and was dehydrated and vomiting. After many extensive tests, they could not figure out what was wrong, but he had a high white blood cell count and very high Sed rates. The Chest X-ray came back clear. The day he was released, they did a CT scan of the chest and determined that he has Pneumonia. He was on an antibiotic while he was in there that should have helped, but didn't, so they switched antibiotic. (His fever is still high, after being on the new antibitoic for 2 days.)
Does the diagnosis of Pneumonia sound correct? He has no weezing, coughing or respiratory problems. Why would the mass NOT show up on the X-ray, but show up on the CT scan? Is the high Sed rate somehow rated to this? Any other ideas for a dignosis?
Does the diagnosis of Pneumonia sound correct? He has no weezing, coughing or respiratory problems. Why would the mass NOT show up on the X-ray, but show up on the CT scan? Is the high Sed rate somehow rated to this? Any other ideas for a dignosis?
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