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Mom of a 4 yr old boy3 years ago

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How long does it take for a fever to come down in infants? My boy is almost 5 months old, we took him to the hospital yesterday as he had fever and was very dull. Doctor prescribed medication including paracetamol. It has been 6 hours since I last gave him paracetamol but his fever is still on the higher side, goes up to 102. The doctor said it is because he has cold but I am concerned that his fever is not going down yet.

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Author of questionMom of a 4 yr old boy3 years ago

A. My son's fever is fluctuating but still not better. Also his soft soft on the anterior side is slightly swollen. When I touch it, it is still soft and I can literally feel his heart beating through it. Is that concerning? or is it common with fever when you have common cold and flu?

Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. Fever is a response of the body to any kind of infection or any inflammatory process in body so you can give paracetamol in a dose of 15 mg/kg/dose as the first line treatment also this dose can be again repeated after every 5 to 6 hours if fever is repeating. and you can also dgfo cold sponging of the body if required

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