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High fever, no other symptoms...

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Arabica · 10/01/2010 08:25

DS (a healthy 8 year-old) has been getting high temperatures (over 39) since Thursday. He seems fairly well and has no other symptoms--no spots, sniffles or weird aches and pains. Saw GP who tested urine and gave him an examination for signs of tonsilities etc: nothing found. He said it could be a virus and to continue treating the fever with ibuprofen. Just wondering if anyone had experienced anything similar?

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Arabica · 10/01/2010 08:25

Should add, DD has had chicken pox but DS definitely already had this when he was tiny.

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shushpenfold · 10/01/2010 08:27

Yes - my ds when 4 had this for 7 days, day 4 I went to GP and no sign of anything else, day 6 and went back to GP as ds REALLY unwell and me worried. It was an ear infection which had just taken a long time to show local symptoms. 24 hrs of anti b's and he was a different boy. Just keep observant and go back to GP if worried.

MarthaFarquhar · 10/01/2010 08:28

I was about to suggest UTI - my DD has had these frequently, and the only symptoms for her are high temp and lethargy. Did the GP get the test results back?

charmander · 10/01/2010 08:31

DS2 had this for about a week. He managed to fly to New Zealand with it poor kid. We swapped between nurofen and calpol every 4 hours and he survived. After 2 days we thought he was ok so took him out only for him to relapse.
Hope your DS gets well soon.

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Arabica · 10/01/2010 09:11

GP tested urine on Thursday with the instant test you can carry out at the surgery--didn't send it to lab. His ibuprofen has kicked in so he's fine at the moment and watching a movie, but has no appetite and no energy.

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Arabica · 10/01/2010 15:32

He now has a rash (not the scary sort) which is quite pale, but no other measles symptoms--am waiting to see what else develops.

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shushpenfold · 10/01/2010 17:57

Measles - do you suspect it then? Has he had the MMR or single jabs? It could well be a viral rash though, in which case it will pass.

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Arabica · 10/01/2010 22:45

He didn't have the MMR. It doesn't really look like a measles rash yet. And I can't see any spots in his mouth, so maybe just a viral rash. Still getting v high temperatures--but within 30 mins of ibuprofen he was happily leafing through his Lego catalogue demanding some expensive bit of kit.

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