A child’s body temperature of 37.4°C may be a normal physiological condition or a pathologic fever, requiring attention to dynamic and correct temperature measurement.
It is generally recognized that the normal body temperature of children is 36.0-37.0 ℃, more than 37.5 ℃ for fever. However, it should be noted that children’s thermoregulatory center is not well developed, the body temperature may be affected by a variety of factors, such as activity, exercise, crying, or wearing clothes too thick, indoor temperature is too high can make the baby’s body temperature rise to 37.4 ℃ or so.
If only an individual temperature of 37.4 ℃, the general condition is good, and there is no self-conscious symptoms, is not pathological, this time no special treatment.
If the child in a quiet state repeatedly measured temperature are 37.4 ℃, and accompanied by cough, runny, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., considered a pathological fever, need to actively carry out antipyretic treatment, and timely consultation, to determine the cause of the disease to give targeted treatment.