Toddler body temperature 38.7 ℃ may be a normal physiological phenomenon, at this time without special treatment; may also be due to infection or non-infectious caused by, in the antipyretic treatment at the same time, need to be directed at the cause of the treatment.
Fever is one of the most common symptoms of children, pediatric body temperature center development is imperfect, 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, etc. can make the body temperature rise. If only a single body temperature of 38.7 ℃, but the baby’s general condition is good, and there is no self-conscious symptoms, this is not a pathological state. No special treatment is needed.
If the baby is pathologic fever, temperature 38.7 ℃ need to follow the doctor’s advice to use ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretic drugs for treatment, at the same time need to cooperate with the physical lowering of temperature, commonly used methods, including warm towels outside the child’s forehead, warm baths, reduce the wearing of clothing, antipyretic patches, antipyretic blankets, fans, and to reduce the temperature of the room and so on.
Treatment of the cause of fever is also important for temperature recovery. If the respiratory tract infection is caused by bacterial infection, active anti-infective treatment with antibacterial drugs such as cefaclor and cefdinir is needed. If the disease is related to blood tumor, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation and other treatments are needed.
There are many other causes of elevated body temperature in young children, and it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to be evaluated and treated by a specialist. All of the above medications should be used under doctor’s supervision, avoid self-medication.