urgently need advice - QUICK

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DP been ill with very high fever for 5 days, vomitting, headache, lerthargic and achey. Has come out in a rash, not raised, have done tumbler test. His temp is up again, rash is red all over his body and from googling looks a little like a german measles rash, his jabs are all up to date. What do I do?????

OOH needed or wait and see how he is in morning.

Apologies for posting here, need quick response

Phone NHS direct - they're usually pretty helpful.

OOH
a long lasting fever should be seen to.

GP out of hours at your hospital? Phone NHS 24 to arrange an appointment!

I'd take him to a and e to be safe.......

Phone GP and discuss with OOH GP service at the least

Phone NHS 24

If they think DP needs to be seen they can book it so you won't have to wait around to be seen

take him to out of hours to get checked over...just to be on safe side x

OOH if he's lethargic and vomiting. The rash may just be a reaction to the temp but you should get him checked over to ensure he's not dehydrated if nothing else. I hope all is OK.

phone OOH or NHS direct and ask them.

He really needs to see someone at some point, if not today then tomorrow perhaps, if he has been vomiting for 5 days.

Is he keeping water down?

Are you alternating paracetamol/ibuprofen.
How high is temp?

Have just ring OOH and they are going to get back to me.
He has kept a little food down today but nothing in the 4 days prior.
Has also had some pain in left testicle - could this be relevant??

Ahh Im all panicky!!

Is he keeping water down? I hope they call back soon

Pain in testes would probably be swollen glands probably.

How old is he? Is this DP or DS?

I'd take him in to be honest. Never be too careful with those symptoms.

Have you done that Nhs direct thing online where you tick yes or no and they then advise you to either sit tight, go to a and e or call an ambulance? I did this with my ds last week and ended up having to call him an ambulance. The online thing might be a bit quicker than waiting for someone to call back.

I know genital pain can be a symptom/ complication of one of the 3 MMR illnesses. I would call OOH or take him to walk in centre.

My friends DD recently had scartlina and was like this for 10 before they stopped saying 'viral' - it took her being blue lighted to hospital with pneumonia for someone to deal with it.

So insist on tests. insist on an appointment.

noq hows your ds now?

QOD its DP - he's 21.
Keeping very small amounts of fluid down. Have just checked his glands in throat and they are raised.

Have made him strip off to keep temp down!!
Not much else I can do is there?

OOH are very busy, she said they would call back within next few hours
If he gets worse I am to call back.

Thanks everyone

Assuming that he is dp - yes pain in testicle is relevant and you need to get him checked pronto.

A&e for sure, the testicle bit needs checking

Tbh vomiting and only small amounts of fluid for days combined with pain=I would probably go to a and e. NHS direct have a website with guidance.

Let us no how it goes op :)

Personally if this was my DP I wouldn't wait, not if this has been going on for 4 days. Can you get him to a walk in centre or A &E?

Oh he's absolutely fine youarekidding. He had a nasty case of croup and was really wheezing. I'm asthmatic and was worried he might be too, he's only 2. But all was ok in the end. The next day he was smiling and laughing, well on the way to recovery.