Patient's question:
A six-month-old baby has had a fever over the past two days, with temperatures consistently at 38.3°C. The fever comes and goes. After the fever subsided last night, red spots appeared on the front chest and around the eyes. Could there be a connection?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the child is now six months old and has had a fever for the past two days. Yesterday, the temperature was 38.3°C, but the fever subsided, only to return again. In this case, although the fever subsided yesterday, there are red spots on the chest and face. First, it needs to be clarified whether these are rashes or red spots on the skin. If they are red spots on the skin, it should be considered as petechiae, and it is necessary to go to the hospital for blood tests to check the complete blood count and coagulation function. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery!