If the measurement of the armpit temperature is 37.3 degrees, it is considered a fever, which is a symptom of low fever; if the measurement of the anal temperature is 37.3 degrees, it is generally not a fever. Fever can be caused by a variety of reasons, and it is necessary to find out the cause of fever and target treatment.
Measurement of body temperature is generally based on the axillary temperature, the normal body temperature is 36 ~ 37 degrees, 37.1 ~ 38 degrees for low fever, the above temperature is 37.3 degrees, belong to the symptoms of low fever.
Normal anal temperature is 36.5 degrees to 37.7 degrees, if the temperature is measured as 37.3 degrees, it usually does not belong to fever.
Causes of fever can be physiological or pathological. Physiological causes include profuse sweating, after strenuous exercise, etc. Pathological causes include acute upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, and certain infectious diseases.
The symptoms of low fever, you can rest for 5 minutes and then measure the temperature, if the temperature is still higher than the normal range, it may be caused by pathologic reasons, you need to go to the hospital fever clinic, combined with the patient’s clinical symptoms, check the blood routine, chest X-ray and other further examination to confirm the diagnosis, and timely treatment.