Patient's question:
On July 14th, the child seemed a bit unhappy, never smiled, and had a temperature of 37.5°C. After taking some fever-reducing medicine, it didn’t improve over the next two days. I took the child for a shot, but it still didn’t get better. Four days later, the child was amused and started to laugh. During the day, the temperature was 37.4°C, and at night, it was 37°C. After a week, I took the child for a check-up, and the test results showed positive for cytomegalovirus IgM. The hospital prescribed three days of intravenous fluids, but it still didn’t improve. The child had no other symptoms, ate well, slept well, and loved to laugh—it was just that the low-grade fever wouldn’t go away.Doctor's answer:
Chinese medicine can be used for treatment, such as Jin Qian Cao (Dendrobium candidum), Ban Lan Gen (Isatis indigotica), Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia villosa), Pu Gong Ying (Taraxacum mongolicum), Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis), Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), Tao Ren (Pistacia chinensis), Hong Hua (Carthamus tinctorius), etc. These herbs have the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling, promoting diuresis, invigorating blood circulation, and removing blood stasis. Pay attention to a low-sodium diet.There are many causes of respiratory diseases in children. If a child is diagnosed with a respiratory system condition, parents need to cooperate with the doctor for timely treatment, including gastric decompression, and develop good hygiene habits. Children should have a balanced diet and avoid stimulating and cold foods.