Patient's question:
My child is now 9 months old. On November 22nd, he started running a fever. After visiting the hospital, he took medicine and recovered, but then had intermittent fever and coughing. He visited the hospital again, and during that time, he also had diarrhea. The doctor diagnosed it as autumnal diarrhea. After three visits, the diarrhea issue was resolved. However, starting from last night at dawn, he developed a fever again. In the morning, he visited the hospital, but his temperature did not fully come down. Last night, I noticed his temperature had risen to 39.5 degrees, which made me a bit worried, so I took him to the hospital again at around 10 p.m. When the doctor saw this situation, they ordered a blood test. The results showed that his white blood cell count was over 24 (the normal level for his age is 6), and they concluded thatDoctor's answer:
Hello: According to your description, your child is currently experiencing a severe infection, and the temperature will not drop immediately. It will come down once the infection is controlled. Temperature is just a symptom. You need to give your child more fluids and closely monitor their mental condition. If the temperature does not exceed 38.5°C, you can use physical cooling methods and avoid medication.CRP (C-reactive protein) is a non-specific response to tissue damage. Factors such as viral or bacterial infection, occlusion, and immune complex deposition can all cause tissue damage. During the acute phase of tissue damage, some plasma proteins synthesized by the liver increase significantly. These proteins are collectively referred to as acute-phase proteins, among which CRP is the most significantly changing one.