Patient's question:
The day before yesterday morning, I had a fever of 38.5°C. I went to the hospital, where they said my throat was a bit red and prescribed some medication for me to take home. The prescribed medications included Ribavirin, Yinhuang (Yinhua Oral Drops), Cefixime Acetaminophen Chewable Tablets, and Children's Cold and Fever Syrup. However, I still had repeated fever, with the highest temperature reaching 39°C at night. I used Ibuprofen and physical cooling gel to bring it down, but in the morning, the fever came back, with a temperature of 38.5°C during the day. My spirits were good, but I still had a fever, and there was some redness around where a tooth was coming in.Doctor's answer:
According to your statement: an axillary temperature below 37 degrees Celsius is considered a fever. When a child's temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, you can use a warm towel to wipe the axilla, groin, and other major arterial areas to help lower the temperature, every 10 minutes. If the temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, you can use fever-reducing medication to lower the temperature, and you can take the fever-reducing medicine according to the instructions on the package. Take the child to the hospital as soon as possible to check the blood routine, C-reactive protein, and mycoplasma to identify the following infectious causes. Only after a thorough examination can the treatment be symptomatic.