Is 37.8 normal for a baby’s palm temperature

Infant palm temperature 37.8 ℃, if it is a quiet state, it is considered abnormal, the clinical more use of axillary temperature measurement, is considered to be low fever; if the mouth surface, anal surface temperature, or there is eating and crying and other factors affect, it is considered to be normal. Infants normal axillary temperature range of 36.0 ~ 37.4 ℃, generally used 37.5 ~ 38 ℃ for low fever, if the measurement site for the armpit, the temperature of 37.8 ℃, is not normal, need to be considered as a febrile state. Normal oral surface, anal surface temperature will be slightly higher than the axillary surface temperature, there are 0.3 ~ 0.5 ℃ fluctuations, the temperature is below 37.9 ℃ is normal, so the measurement of the oral cavity, the anus in the body temperature of 37.8 ℃, consider it normal. However, the infant’s body temperature, may also be subject to diet, strenuous exercise, crying, wearing too thick clothing, high room temperature, emotional excitement and other temporary increase, but also need to be combined with other symptoms to diagnose the disease. The temperature of the palm of an infant’s hand is 37.8 consider elevated body temperature, try to take the child to the hospital for examination and diagnosis before treatment.