What to do when a child has a low-grade fever of 37.2 that won’t go away?

Children 37.2 ℃ does not belong to the low fever, the body temperature persists 37.2 ℃ is a normal physiological phenomenon, if accompanied by dizziness, cough and other symptoms, need to be checked. Fever is one of the most common symptoms in children, pediatric body temperature center is not well developed, body temperature can be affected by a variety of factors, such as gender, age, race; can fluctuate due to day and night and season, low in the early morning, a little higher in the afternoon, a little higher in the summer; breastfeeding, after meals, exercise, crying, clothing and blankets are too thick, the room temperature is too high, and emotional fluctuations and so on can make the body temperature slightly as high as 37.5 ℃ or so. Anal surface temperature is about 0.3 ~ 0.4 ℃ higher than the axillary surface, temperature measurement time is slightly higher than the measured temperature, temperature measurement time to the axillary surface 5 minutes shall prevail, anal surface 2 minutes. Normal body temperature is generally 36 ~ 37.4 ℃ (axillary table), if children’s body temperature measured 37.2 ℃, is a normal physiological phenomenon. It is generally recognized that fever is graded as follows: 37.5-38 ℃ for low fever, 38.1-38.9 ℃ for moderate fever, 39-41 ℃ for high fever, ≥ 41 ℃ for ultra-high fever. However, if a child’s temperature persists at 37.2℃, accompanied by dizziness, poor energy, coughing, and children feel uncomfortable, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the illness.