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Why does diarrhea and fever not subside, despite taking drugs?
Query: Hello doctor, I just got home from a mission trip. Three days into the trip, I started getting chills accompanied by diarrhea once or twice a day, usually in the morning. I took Imodium each day and continued doing activities. Three days after diarrhea, I got a scratchy throat. The next day, I got ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post, you have mentioned the duration of illness as one week which makes it an acute illness. The characteristic features of your illness are loose motion, fever, congestion in nose and sore throat. All these are features of acute viral infection,... Read Full »
I have had a fever for a month. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 32 year old woman. I weigh 149.91 Ibs. I am suffering from fever since one month. Almost daily the temperature is ranging from 99 to 101. Especially in the afternoon. I also have a headache along with fever. Both increases together. Also, there is severe pain in the muscles of t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your primary complaint is a fever, especially during the afternoon hours. Your LFT (liver function test) is revealing transaminitis. Rest of the investigations which you have posted are nor... Read Full »
My father's fever persists despite medication. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My father is 71 years old. He had a fever for a week, and the temperature raised up to 104 during the night along with frequent urination. Two days ago, the fever came down to 98.4 for five hours but again increased to 102.3 despite taking the same antibiotics. He is taking tablet G... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post and investigation (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your father has sepsis, and the antibiotics are inadequate because both Gudcef (Cefpodoxime) and Monocef (Ceftriaxone) belong to the same group and have the same mechanism of ... Read Full »
What is the main cause of my fever based on my reports?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 60-year-old female. I have had a fever of around 102 degrees Fahrenheit for four days. The fever tends to reduce when I take Dolo 650, but the fever increases after some time. I had vomited three to four times for the first two days, but no vomiting in the last 48 hours. We tested f... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I went through your post and investigations. The most common cause of fever in decreasing order at 60 years of age is urinary tract infection, viral fever, pneumonia, and gastroenterit... Read Full »
What to do for sore throat and difficulty in swallowing?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a fever for almost three days. The first day it was not a high temperature. I had difficulty swallowing and I had a sore throat. Today, the fever is 39.3 Celsius. I had tonsillitis three times before and I have been prescribed Co-amoxiclav, Dequadin, and Strepsils. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post. You are already on antibiotics. It would be better to get a throat swab done and a CBC (complete blood count). I suggest you change the antibiotic to Levofloxacin 500 mg once a day. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her ... Read Full »
My mom has other symptoms and is positive for COVID. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My mom has fever, cough, and headache and has tested positive for COVID. Since yesterday, she has had diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, and little nasal discharge, but no respiratory difficulty. Currently, she is taking tablet Paracetamol and Tramadol for osteoarthritis. Pl... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Your mother seems to have symptomatic COVID-19 with predominantly GI (gastrointestinal) symptoms. Two important things to be monitored in COVID-19 are SPO2 (oxygen saturation in the blood) which hopefully should be ... Read Full »
Why am I suffering from fever and cough after protected intercourse?
Query: Hi doctor, A few days ago I just had sex like thing. It means my penis touched vagina and proper sex did not happen. My sperm came out but my penis was covered with a double layered condom. Now, I am suffering from fever and cough. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Went through your post, as you have mentioned that you had used a condom, it is not possible that you could get an infection that is related to that sexual encounter. Do you have anything like cold, sore throat, cough or loose motions, abdominal pain which could cau... Read Full »
My wife had fevers, night sweats, and trouble regulating her body temperature. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am writing about my wife. She is a 34-year-old female. Roughly about six weeks ago, she started feeling terrible. She had a run down, fevers, night sweats, and trouble regulating her body temperature. However, she had no flu-like symptoms. She went to the doctor, who ran blood work s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to iclinic.com.I understand your concern.I went through your post. Firstly, a single lymph node is very rarely lymphoma. The symptoms of lymphoma will not improve without treatment of lymphoma. So, the chances are very low. Secondly, ANA (antinuclear antibody) positive is seen in 10 % ... Read Full »
My son has a high fever after getting water up his nose in the shower. What should I do?
Query: Hi doctor, A couple of weeks ago, my son got water up his nose while he was showering. I was terrified about the brain-eating amoeba. I asked several doctors what symptoms to look for. They all said I had nothing to worry about. And it was not a concern. On day 11, he started having a high fever of ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. After two weeks of infection, amebiasis typically manifests as cramping abdominal pain, bloody or watery diarrhea, and anorexia or weight loss. Your child does not exhibit this symptom, and flu is the most frequent cause of high fever in c... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My 24-year-old wife is having a fever of 103.4 F. She is puking every time when she is about to eat something. Her joints are aching. She is feeling dizziness and she has vomited also. It has been about 30 hours. She has taken Paracetamol but nothing happened. She is not getting better... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post. The predominant complaints are fever and vomiting. However, you have not mentioned whether she has any cause for fever like a sore throat, cough, dysuria, abdominal pain or urine problems. Anyway, the first thing is to stop vomiting so that... Read Full »