My father has fever as well as cold hands and feet after a long flight. Please advise.

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• During a fever, the peripheries may be cold due to vasoconstriction. A high-grade fever may be due to a viral illness.

• Does he have a history of diabetes or hypertension?

• We will need to check for:

1. Complete blood picture.
2. Routine urine examination including urine microscopy.

• The common cause now in this season are typhoid, dengue, malaria and scrub typhus.

• Considering his age, a urinary tract infection also needs to be considered.

• For now, I suggest he take tablet Paracetamol 650 mg every sixth hourly.

• He can take plenty of fluids and fruits.

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• As mentioned earlier, two basic tests such as complete blood picture and routine urine examination are to be done.

• The other tests to be done are:

1. Widal test.
2. Dengue serology Ns1 antigen.
3. Dengue IgG.
4. Dengue IgM.
5. Smear for Malarial parasite or PV/PF card test.

Ask him to check for any eschar present over the body. An eschar is like a small healed ulcer.

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