Patient's question:
Child is 2 years old, doctor said it's a viral infection and gave fever-reducing medication. Now the temperature is up to 39 degrees. What should be done? Since yesterday, it has been low-grade fever. After blood tests, it was diagnosed as a viral infection and cold medicine was prescribed, but it didn't improve. In the morning, the temperature rose to 38.6 degrees. After the injection, it was expected that the temperature would decrease. But now it's back up to 39 degrees. Should I seek immediate medical attention or are there any other ways to quickly reduce the fever? Treatment history and effectiveness: None foundDoctor's answer:
According to the situation you mentioned, the child has a fever, and a careful examination of the blood test results indicates a viral infection. Therefore, the treatment primarily involves antiviral therapy. Since a complete recovery from the illness also requires a process, it is possible that the infection in the body is still progressing. As a result, after receiving the fever-reducing injection, the temperature may not only not decrease but also rise. In such an emergency at home, the immediate solution is physical cooling. This can be done by applying alcohol to bathe the body or using cold towels to (apply to the forehead). These methods can temporarily reduce body temperature and intracranial temperature, providing some protective effect for the brain. If physical cooling does not reduce the fever, it will be necessary to seek medical treatment again at the hospital.