Medical Advice on "Child Health"

Kindly suggest a solution for my son's continuous fever.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It would be helpful if you do a CBC (complete blood count) and CRP (C-reactive protein). From that we can understand the level of infection. Also, tonsillitis can also be so severe that it may last for up to 10 days. Be...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

Will PCV vaccine cause fever?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are two types of PCV available (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine). Painless PCV, which does not cause fever in 99% cases and painful PCV, which is known to cause fever in 70% cases. The cost of painless is more than pa...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My 3-year-old daughter has stomach pain with mesenteric lymphadenopathy. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First, we need to find the cause of pain? This could be functional or secondary to some illnesses. Did you look for constipation, vomiting, or urine complaints? How are her activities? Is there any problem during sle...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Radheshyam Gupta

Should I be concerned about my son's behavior of pulling his shirt constantly?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This seems to be an attention seeking behavior by your child. It occurs in those families where both parents are working. If your child does not have any other symptoms like convulsions, altered sensorium and delayed mi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My daughter has allergic rhinitis and acute itching all over her body. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The pictures you uploaded are not clear (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Anyways it looks like some allergy. Give her anti-histaminic syrup, Atarax (Hydroxyzine hydrochloride) 7.5 ml twice da...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh

My kid has a soft bump on the forehead as he fell down from the sofa. Please help.

Thank you for getting in touch with us. I can very well understand how worried you are. The “bump” itself, after having fallen from a sofa, shouldn’t be a reason for concern. Far more important is the question if he has any pain, bruising, ble...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Alexander Davis, Md

Why is my baby boy experiencing high fever and vomiting?

Considering the high temperature i would suggest to get the child evaluated physically by a pediatrician with blood investigations like cbc crp etc. to be decided as per examination. The benefits of examination in physical far outweigh the risks invo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

How to bring down my daughter's SGPT level?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. To add to your knowledge, SGPT is a marker of inflammation of the liver (serum glutamic-pyruvate transaminase). Whenever there is some damage to the liver, the SGPT will rise along with serum bilirubin levels. During he...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My son is passing stool frequently after every feed. What medicines to use?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am sorry for the late reply. See, as per your query, your baby is passing stools four to five times a day, which is quite familiar in a baby who is on breast milk and formula milk; any stool frequency more than eigh...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh

My son's penis tip is very narrow. How to correct that?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This phenomenon is known as phimosis. Most of the time, steroid ointment that you have applied will help. In your case, it has helped. So, do not worry even if the opening is small as long as there is no ball...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim