What should I do if I have chest pain with a low-grade fever?

Anterior chest pain accompanied by low fever is usually related to acute pneumonia, pleurisy, tuberculosis and other diseases, which can be treated with medication and surgery according to the cause. As for low fever, you can choose to drink water, ice packs, warm baths and other ways to lower the temperature. 1. Acute pneumonia: it is caused by bacteria, mycoplasma, chlamydia, when there is inflammatory exudate fluid, there will be chest pain, fever and other symptoms. Antibacterial treatment is needed as soon as possible, regarding bacterial infection; for mycoplasma infection, oral erythromycin, azithromycin, etc.; for chlamydia infection, oral clarithromycin can be taken. For fever symptoms, it is recommended to drink more water or take a warm bath. 2. Pleurisy: when there is inflammation in the chest cavity, repeated stimulation of pleural tissue to form pleural effusion, it will cause chest pain and fever. When infected with bacteria, it is recommended to take cefixime orally; while people with Mycobacterium tuberculosis need to take isoniazid orally; when there is pleural effusion, it is necessary to drain the pleural cavity as soon as possible by thoracentesis. When there is a pleural effusion, chest puncture and drainage are needed as soon as possible. Appropriate ice packs can be applied when there is low fever. 3. Tuberculosis: affected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, symptoms of hot flashes, excessive sweating, chest tightness and chest pain may occur. Oral isoniazid and rifampicin should be taken as soon as possible for anti-tuberculosis treatment, while oral dextromethorphan is needed to suppress cough regarding cough and chest pain symptoms. Then cool down the temperature by ice packs, baths and drinking more water. Anterior chest pain accompanied by low fever, may also be acute bronchitis, lung malignant tumors and other diseases, should be as soon as possible to do the relevant examination to analyze the cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.