The baby fever needs to choose physical or drug antipyretic treatment according to the degree of elevated body temperature, at the same time for the cause of fever treatment is also very important.
Children’s body temperature center is not well developed, body temperature can be affected by a variety of factors, such as breastfeeding, after meals, exercise, crying, too thick clothing, room temperature is too high and emotional fluctuations can make the body temperature slightly up to 37.5 ℃ or so. If the body temperature reaches 37.4℃ only once, the general condition is good, and there is no self-conscious symptom, it is not pathological. No special treatment is needed at this time.
If the baby belongs to pathological fever and body temperature <38.5 ℃ can use warm water on the child's forehead, reduce the wearing of clothing and other physical methods to lower the temperature, and encourage the child to drink more water, part of the child's temperature can be gradually decreased; for the temperature ≥ 38.5 ℃ of the baby also need to use antipyretic drugs under the guidance of the doctor, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen and so on for antipyretic treatment.
At the same time for the cause of treatment is also very important for the recovery of body temperature, such as bacterial infection caused by respiratory tract infection, need to actively use antibacterial drugs such as cefaclor, cefdinir and other anti-infective treatment. In case of tuberculosis, isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and other drugs should be used for treatment. In case of blood tumor related diseases, treatment like chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation is required.
There are many other causes of fever in babies, and it is recommended that they be seen promptly and evaluated and treated by a specialist. All of the above medications should be used under doctor's supervision and avoid self-medication.