Dr. Bhaisara Baraturam Bhagrati
Pediatrics
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Hello doctor,
My 10 month-old daughter has been sick for five days. She had cough with congestion and flu without fever. The doctor has given her Ciprofloxacin for five days. From today, she has a fever as I checked from her armpit. Kindly tell me what should I do? I have given her Paracetamol also. It works for the hour. After that, the fever comes again. Kindly advice me as there is no good doctor here. Please help me. What to do? Is that normal or not?
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I understand your concern.
I suggest you give her Crocin (Paracetamol) every four to six hours. If fever is persistently more than 100 F, give her syrup Meftal P every six hourly. Consult a doctor, discuss with them and take medications with their consent. In between fever, do tepid sponging of the whole body. The whole purpose is to bring down the temperature so that she should not throw febrile convulsion. Which is very common in very young children with high-grade fever. Usually, fevers are viral fever and do not require antibiotics. Why was Ciprofloxacin given? Just check with the doctor, usually, in children, it is least advisable. Give her warm saline gargles, throat infection is common in children, which can lead to high-grade fever.
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