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Fever of 103 for 6 days
by jmorrell_1982, Dec 29, 2007 06:06PM
My 2 year old has been running a fever for almost 6 day. It has been around 102-103. His lips are swollen and so are his gums. He won't eat and is drinking very little. It was originally thought that he had strep and he was given a shot of penicillin. He is still sick and now his mouth is starting to swell as well. It bleeds when I try to clean his teeth even when I am gentle. I am also concerned for his kidneys as I have been giving him tylenol and Ibu round the clock the whole time.
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by chechem, Jan 02, 2008 08:54AM
bring him back to teh doctors. Having a fever for that long can be tragic
by teko, Jan 02, 2008 06:07PM
My daughters son did the same thing and the pediatrician told her to give him tylenol, etc to keep it down. It was ok to go up and down but not stay up. They told her his system was fighting off a virus and it was nothing to be concerned about. If he has stopped urinating and continuously has a dry diaper then take him to the ER pronto! Also, if you as a mom have a gut feeling of something more and not comfortable with what you are being told, again take him to the ER of the nearest childrens hospital not the drs office.
by jmorrell_1982, Jan 08, 2008 10:22AM
To: Thanks
It turned out that he had a very bad reaction to getting a cold sore. I found at that any child under the age of 3-4 years that gets a cold sore should be seen promptly for some medicine hopefully within the first 24 hours as it can lead to high fevers sores in the mouth and throat ect. My son is better now, but he was soo sick. The dentist it turnes out did more to help me than the doctor did. Thanks again.
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