AN APPROACH TO A CHILD (1 WEEK TO 36 MONTHS) WITH FEVER

Authors

  • Pushpa Raj Sharma Dept. of Child Health, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.750

Abstract

Nearly seventy percent of all children between the ages of one week and two-years-ofage
are brought to Kanti Children’s Hospital for some type of febrile episode. And
50% of these visits are for temperatures greater than or equal to 39 degrees celsius.
These children may have significant bacterial infection. In 35% of these children
there’s no definable source for the fever on clinical examination. So the child that
don’t have identifiable sources could be either bacteremic, meningitis or could have a
bone or joint infection in evolution. Simple clinical observation to differentiate a well
looking infant from a toxic infant helps to differentiate children who needs admisson
or out patient follow-up.

Key Words: Fever, young infant, antibiotics, management.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

Sharma, P. R. (2003). AN APPROACH TO A CHILD (1 WEEK TO 36 MONTHS) WITH FEVER. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 41(141), 277–83. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.750

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 141 (2002)

Section

Review Article

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