Patient's question:
All symptoms: Fever for three days. In the afternoon of the first day, the temperature was 39 degrees, and I gave the child fever-reducing medicine. At 4 a.m. the next morning, I gave the child fever-reducing medicine again, and the temperature came down. By 3 p.m. that afternoon, the fever returned, with a temperature just below 39 degrees. At 6:15 p.m., the child took fever-reducing medicine, and the temperature went down. By 3 a.m., the temperature was 39 degrees, but after taking fever-reducing medicine, it didn't go down. By 4 a.m., the temperature rose to 39.5 degrees. Later, I used ice to cool the child's body and alcohol to rub it down. Finally, the temperature came down. In the morning, we went to the hospital for a check-up, and blood tests showed high C-reactive protein, as high as 24. What should we do? Is it necessary to get an IV? What medicine works best?Onset time and cause of illness: Fever for three days
Treatment history: Used fever-reducing medicine
Doctor's answer:
Hello, C-reactive protein (CRP) is a human acute-phase protein with no specificity, serving as a routine test item and an auxiliary diagnostic basis. There are many causes that can lead to an increase in CRP levels, including hepatitis, nephritis, severe pulmonary tuberculosis, streptococcal infection, pneumonia, purulent infection, rheumatism, tumors, liver and biliary diseases, leukemia, aplastic anemia, cardiovascular diseases, surgical operations, burns, and so on. Therefore, it is necessary to combine clinical symptoms and signs for diagnosis. I recommend you get an X-ray to rule out pulmonary diseases, but this should be tailored to your specific situation. CRP is an acute-phase protein in our human body, and it has diagnostic value for acute inflammation and tissue damage.