Can marrying a sister's daughter affect a child's weight?

Question

Hello doctor,

My friend's 2-year-old baby girl weighs 18.7 pounds and has been getting a fever daily at 4 in the morning for the last one week. After using the medicine, the fever fades off at 11 a.m., and there is sometimes vomiting too. Also please help us to get rid of this issue. My friend has married his sister's daughter; that is why the baby also is very lean. The doctor said because he married his immediate relation, the child is like this, and the baby is very lean. Can you please suggest some medicine or food for the baby? If we feed her anything else, she vomits.

Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

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It is just a myth that your friend's child is lean because of marrying his sister's daughter. This is not true. Your child may not be gaining adequate weight for some other reason. Regarding fever, your child might be suffering from a viral infection like dengue.

From the attached reports(attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), the platelet count is very low (2 lakh/mm3). Low platelet count can be caused by any viral infection, per se, but now dengue cases are occurring. Since it has been a week of illness, you can get tested for dengue serology IgM (immunoglobulin M) and IgG (immunoglobulin G), as it has not been done yet. It is better to get admitted to a hospital for regular monitoring of platelets and clinical conditions as a whole.

I hope that you get your answer.

Please let me know if you need any help.

Thank you.