Patient's question:
The baby is four and a half months old. A couple of days ago, it had a fever of 38 degrees Celsius 【still taking medicine now】. Today, I measured the temperature many times, and it's only 35 degrees Celsius. What's going on?Doctor's answer:
A four-month-old child has a fever, with high white blood cell count, mostly caused by upper respiratory infection. After fever reduction, the body temperature drops, which is often related to poor immunity. During fever, it is best to use fever reduction patches for physical cooling to prevent the first-pass effect of drugs on the liver and reduce side effects. Currently, the temperature is a bit low, which is related to medication. The high white blood cell count indicates inflammation. Currently, it is important to drink more water and can be treated with cephalexin for inflammation. At the same time, ribavirin and Qingkailing should be used for treatment. It is necessary to wait and see for a few more days.