Three unexplained fevers in six months?

[anywinewilldo]

DD is 9. There are no other symptoms, just the fever, which comes down with nurofen and then disappears after 24-48 hours. She had one in Nov, one early March, and has just had another.

Is this reason for concern?

I don't think so...

My niece has a temperature atleast once every week

Wouldn't worry me at all really. Some children just are more prone to run fevers with anything.
At once a week, I might be checking up though.

ds3 had this (4yrs) doc said it was his body fighting something off - recommended not giving any calpol or nurofen and let the fever run its course, couple more and then they stopped, I'd recommend you stop suppressing them.

Thanks for replies. I know that of course it could be three separate viruses, but it just seems that three is quite a lot in six months. Incy - I don't see how it can all be fighting off the same thing, so I'm not sure how not medicating will help - she is perfectly well in between, so it can't be the same virus each time. I agree that medicating to suppress a temperature may prolong a virus a bit, but it makes her more comfortable and they're pretty short-lived even when I medicate.

My worry is that this is somehow related to her immune system, but it may just be a run of bad luck, as before the Nov episode, I can't remember when she last ran a fever.

No I wouldn't be concerned, I'd lay off giving nurofen though but keep a close eye.