Children with intermittent low-grade fever need to be alert

Children's body resistance is relatively low during their growth and development, so they are prone to some physical illnesses. Intermittent low-grade fever in children is also a relatively common symptom. Generally speaking, intermittent low-grade fever refers to repeated low-grade fever in children, which can easily affect the child's physical health and have a great impact on the child. It can easily cause diseases of the body's nervous system or lead to brain diseases.

Children with intermittent low-grade fever need to be alert

It is difficult to adapt to the external environment, the immune function has not yet fully developed, or the temperature rises sharply after the fever subsides. The slightest carelessness may lead to repeated fever. Generally speaking, fever is mainly caused by viruses and bacteria invading the body, inducing respiratory or gastrointestinal infections. In addition, there are several other reasons:

1. Fever of unknown cause

All patients with fever of unknown cause.

Generally speaking, fever is still used in a narrow sense in clinical medicine. The fever lasted for more than three weeks, and the child's temperature exceeded 38.5 degrees Celsius. The cause of the disease could not be determined through careful history taking, physical examination and routine laboratory tests.

2. Non-infectious fever

It is not caused by various infectious diseases, but by various inflammations that lead to a disorder in the body's central temperature regulation system, or various reasons that cause the body to produce more heat and release less heat, resulting in an increase in body temperature that is different from normal body temperature.

3. Central fever

This is also one of the reasons why children have recurrent fever. The reason is that pathological changes in the central nervous system function lead to confusion in the body temperature regulation center, resulting in fever. The baby's nervous system is not fully developed, so it is easier for him to have a high fever or a sharp rise in temperature after the fever subsides. Brain disease is more likely to be serious when accompanied by high fever, and most cases are caused by inflammation of the brain, urinary system, or lung infection. In addition, children with unexplained moderate body temperature rise and whose source or cause of infection cannot be found in a short period of time should not be casually identified as having central fever.

What to do if your child has a recurring fever

1. Below 38℃-physical cooling

If the child's body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees Celsius, there is no need to use medication, but physical therapy can be used. Common physical therapies include drinking more boiled water, taking warm baths, and applying cooling patches, which can effectively lower body temperature.

2. 38℃~39℃-drug treatment

At this time, parents need to pay attention to the baby's physical signs at all times so that timely treatment can be provided. For children, if the body temperature is higher than 38°C, medication is required. It is recommended to feed after consulting a doctor.

3. Over 39℃ - Doctor's advice on medication

When the child's body temperature is higher than 39 degrees Celsius, it is in the high fever stage and requires Western medicine treatment. Parents must note that babies must take medication under the professional advice of a doctor, and must pay special attention to the dosage. In addition, the baby must be sent to the hospital for treatment in a timely manner.