Hi doctor, my baby is 1.5 years old and have got...

Treatment of fever in children:

Such complain is not a disease by its self, but it may be due many different causes and treatment depends on the cause, and to relieve fever you can use cold compressors and medications as paracetamol 250 mg suppository as needed, and you may need antibiotic for bacterial infection as augmentin 2 ml three times daily for 5 days.

Diagnosis of the cause of fever in children:

It depends on the clinical examination of a pediatric doctor and investigations as CBC to detect bacterial infection, chest x-ray for respiratory infection, stool analysis for gastoenteritis, urine analysis for UTI.

Causes of fever in children:

It may be due to many different causes as:

• Respiratory infection which associated with cough, sputum production
• Gastroenteritis which associated with diarrhea, abdominal pain
• UTI which associated with dysuria, change urine colour and amount

What i advise you?

You have to visit a pediatric doctor for clinical examination and investigations for the rigtht diagnosis and treatment.