My daughter has measles with swollen and dry throat with difficulty to eat and sleep. Please help.

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Yes, some medicines will reduce the swelling and throat infection as well. If she spits out blood, there are possibilities of mouth ulcers. Can you please send me a picture of her mouth and the swollen part? Please take tablet Augmentin (Amoxicillin 500 mg and Clavulanic acid 125 mg) 625 mg twice a day after meal for five days. Tablet Multivitamin 500 mg once a day after meal. Please send a picture so I can see and let you know further.

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Take the treatment that I have prescribed, and there will be an improvement in her sore throat. If anything, please message me anytime.

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You can buy any brand Multivitamin tablet 500 mg. It is the same everywhere.

And you will have to do a blood CBC (Complete blood count) test to check the severity of the infection. So please do that.

And give her more fluids, such as water and juices.

As I can see (attachment removed to protect patient identity), there are dry lips, indicating dehydration.

• Which medicine did you give along with antibiotics?
• Does she still have a fever?
• Is there still any swelling in her mouth?

Please let me know so I can help further.

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Actually, the duration is two to three weeks to subside, as just now she got spots it will take time. If you cannot get a blood test, it is fine. Give her Augmentin 650 mg three times a day for the next five days. And she can take a Multivitamin once a day in the evening with antibiotics no problem at all. Did she get the vaccines for measles? And hopefully, in a week, symptoms will decrease, and everything will be fine. If anything else, please let me know.

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Ma’am as you can see she has completed 2 weeks of her disease onset, now the rashes from the face have decreased and from the extremity also it will go. Usually, vision is not really associated with it. But it can be due to vitamin deficiency which is common in measles. For dryness please give her more fluids and a chewable vitamin tablet 50000 IU once a day for five days. Please further consultation is needed with an opthalmologist. He will check and let you know what’s going on. So please in such case you can visit.

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Yes, ma'am, I believe that everything will disappear soon and this is due to infection and dehydration. So I recommend you give her lots of fluids throughout the day at least 4 to 5 liters a day. Give her lemon water and juices. She needs lots of fluids. This is the third week of this problem. In this week most probably it will disappear and please consult an ophthalmologist for the eye. Thank you.

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Actually ma’am it has been three weeks already, when new lesions are not coming, then antibiotics are not required. Just give her vitamin A as I prescribed previously. Are there any new lesions coming anywhere on the body? How is the condition overall? Does she still have a fever or dry mouth or pain in the mouth? Where does she have lesions now? All over the body or just in the neck? Please answer.

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Ok, ma'am, give vitamin A supplementation and more fluids and if she has pain, then give her tablet Paracetamol 500 mg once a day after meal for 5 days. Give proper diet with more fruits and juices and everything will be fine in this week. If anything else please message me.

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No, ma'am, these rashes are not due to meals. They are more likely to be allergic dermatitis and please do not give Dolan. Give her Cetrizine 10 mg once a day after a meal and you can apply Beclomethasone and Clotrimazole cream on these lesions 2 to 3 times a day. It will reduce the itching and pain as well. Yes ma’am she can take bath and it will help. Please give her fresh clothes (washed clothes) every time after bath. If anything else please let me know. Thank you.

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Hi ma’am. Welcome once again. Yes, ma’am, you can give Paracetamol but it will be better if you give it after a meal. Yes, ma’am, Cetrizine was prescribed for itching and rashes. Her rashes are almost gone and now you can go for a blood test once. It will be good to know what is going on. So please do a blood CBC (complete blood count) test.