My mother is having low-grade fever for two months with drastic weight loss. Kindly advise.

Question

Hi doctor,

My mom aged 45 years, is having a fever for almost two months. The temperature used to vary from 194 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit in the night times and gradually it comes down. She was weighing 231 lbs and now she is 194 lbs. Now, she is having bone pain and light fever in the night when there is a pain in the bone. She has been advised with calcium and iron tablets. She is also getting her regular periods. Menopause has not reached yet. Kindly advise.

Answer 1

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The fact that she has been having a fever off and on for the last two months and is a low-grade fever, especially in the evenings with accompanied weight loss and bone pains indicates a possibility of tuberculosis infection. It is better to get her Mantoux test and ADA (adenosine deaminase) levels done to rule out the same. As she has been in a colder country the possibility is unlikely, if she has been staying with you for more than six months or if she has recently visited you two months back then there is all possibility of her having contracted the infection from India and she carried it with her. Keep her well hydrated in the meantime and start multivitamin tablets daily to increase her appetite which may have also suffered a loss for the last two months now.

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My mother is having low-grade fever for two months with drastic weight loss. Kindly advise.

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