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Sent to Health Experts October 11, 2006 2:33 p.m.

Hello i have a 3 year old son the keeps having recurrng fevers. He was born premature I was 34 weeks gestation he has alway been the type of kid that gets sick very easly. Last year he had high fevers and he was diagnosed with roseola. He stared having high fevers last week and he was admited to the hospital for 4 days the found that becaouse he suffers of constapation the he had all his intestants full they went ahead and clean out his system and they have also prescrived with lacsiteve. While he was in the hospital they noticed that he is small for his age. He was released and he was ok and has been going to the bathroom ok, but staring yesturday he stared with the high fever again he has no other symptoms except the fever they other symptom that i can think is dry mouth. I am very despreate because it seems that his pediatrician can not tell me what is wrong with him.

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October 11, 2006 6:41 p.m. (4 hours and 8 minutes later)

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Hello.

Thankyou for your question about your son. I will try my best to help.

Has he always had recurrent fevers or is this a new problem?

How often has required hospital admission?

Is he on any regular medications?

AI

Scottish DOC -- Doctor (MD) -- 97% Positive Feedback on 1124 Health Accepts
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Reply to Alexander Irvine
Sent October 11, 2006 6:47 p.m. (6 minutes and 10 seconds later)

he stared having recurrent fevers this year. he has been admited to the hospital twice. the only medice that he is on is a laxcitive but i do not have the specific name with me.

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October 11, 2006 6:53 p.m. (5 minutes and 36 seconds later)

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Hi

Is he attending day care or kindrgarten?

Has he had any serious infections?

AI

Scottish DOC -- Doctor (MD) -- 97% Positive Feedback on 1124 Health Accepts
MBchB (commended),FRCA, MRCGP(with merit) I qualified in 1990 and work full-time in family medicine.

Reply to Alexander Irvine
Sent October 11, 2006 6:57 p.m. (4 minutes and 25 seconds later)

he is attending pre-ka. he has never had a serious infection the only thing that i could think is that he had roseola last year.

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October 12, 2006 3:40 a.m. (8 hours and 42 minutes later)

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Ok

Good.

There are two possibilites.

1.He is completely normal and is simply getting normal childhood infections - this is more common, generally, when kids mix with lots of other kids.
I see a lot of parents ,like yourself, concerned that their children are "never well."

2. He has a serious problem with his immune system - this would result in recurrent severe bacterial infections - not what you describe.

I suspect your son is completely normal. I sometimes offer to do bloods if parents want some extra reassurance - CBC and immunoglobulins.
If you do not feel 100% reassured then why not speak with your sond DR re getting these checked.

AI

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MBchB (commended),FRCA, MRCGP(with merit) I qualified in 1990 and work full-time in family medicine.

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