Patient's question:
I don't know what's going on, but my child has been misbehaving lately and crying non-stop. Even the hospital check-up didn't help. Can babies with rashes and high fever take fever-reducing medicine?Doctor's answer:
Hello, fever in children is usually caused by catching a cold or a viral infection, but there are also other reasons. In most cases, children with fever need to be taken to the pediatric department of a hospital to see a doctor to identify the cause and then receive targeted treatment to effectively control the fever. If the child's temperature is not above 38 degrees Celsius, lukewarm water or alcohol can be used for body cooling through bathing. Additionally, towels wrapped around frozen ice cubes can be used to cool areas such as the armpits and groin. Cooling is a symptomatic treatment, but the key is to promptly treat the underlying cause of the fever.