Fever in children may be caused by upper respiratory tract infection, Kawasaki disease, etc. It can be relieved by general treatment and medication.
Fever is a common symptom in pediatrics, which can be seen in a variety of diseases. Elevated body temperature can cause muscle pain, dizziness and other discomforts, and some children can have convulsions, so the first thing to do is to reasonably reduce fever.
Children with fever can take ice packs, warm baths and other physical methods to lower the temperature, body temperature more than 38.5 degrees, you can take oral acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other drugs.
In addition, to clarify the cause of fever is the focus of treatment, if it is caused by influenza virus infection, can follow the doctor’s advice to give oseltamivir phosphate and other drugs; if it is caused by bacterial infection, can be given to cefixime and other drugs to treat. In non-infectious diseases, such as Kawasaki disease, the above phenomenon can also occur, and treatment requires the use of gammaglobulin and other treatments.
All of the above medications should be used under the supervision of a physician, and it is recommended to actively seek medical advice from a specialist.