What to do if your baby has a fever and low white blood cell count

Young parents will definitely be anxious when their baby has a fever, and will take their baby to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. Routine blood test is one of the examination items. If leukocytopenia occurs, there is a high possibility of repeated fever and persistent high fever. Next, let’s take a look at what to do if leukocytopenia occurs, and how young parents can handle this situation correctly.

Steps/Methods: 1. The reasons for leukocytopenia in most babies include: viral infection, drug-induced, physical and chemical factors, blood system diseases, diseases with splenomegaly, connective tissue diseases, allergic diseases, genetic diseases, etc. Most of the cases seen in clinical work are caused by viral infection or drugs. So parents don’t need to be too anxious. If it is caused by drugs, it will recover after stopping the drugs. 2 Fever caused by leukopenia will often recur, so family members must learn how to take care of the baby. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees Celsius, give oral antipyretics (commonly used ones are ibuprofen or acetaminophen) to reduce the fever. If it is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, give physical cooling, such as wiping the baby's body with warm water, putting a fever-reducing patch on the head, or placing ice packs on the large blood vessels. 3 Leukocytopenia is caused by viral infection and requires antiviral treatment. Chinese patent medicines are often used to clear away heat and detoxify, and oral vitamin B4 tablets and other white blood cell-raising treatments are used. The body temperature will drop in 3-5 days. Pay attention to whether there is any rash on the body. Recheck blood routine. White blood cell count increased to normal.

Note: During the fever period, the baby must drink plenty of water, eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, reduce the amount of meat, eggs and milk, and eat light and easy-to-digest food. Change clothes promptly after sweating, clean your skin, and rinse your mouth after meals.

A decrease in white blood cells in the body will reduce immunity, which is very harmful to the baby's body. Therefore, various dietary and drug methods should be adopted to help restore the number of white blood cells. In addition, for the baby's family members, it is necessary to supplement the baby's nutrition in time, and reasonably match the diet to eat more foods that are beneficial to increasing the number of white blood cells.