What should I do if my child always has a low-grade fever?

If a child's body's resistance system is not fully developed, it will lead to health problems and make fever more likely, especially for some children who have frequent low-grade fevers. In order to better deal with the situation, parents should find out the possible causes of their children's illness, provide targeted treatment and care, and strive for their children to recover as soon as possible. So, what should we do if our child always has a low-grade fever? Let’s take a closer look below.

(1) Pay attention to your child’s mental state. If the child has a high fever but is in good spirits, and can still laugh and play after taking medicine to reduce the fever, and is almost the same as usual, it means that the child's condition is not serious and he or she can be rest assured to recuperate at home. If the child is listless, tired, and has a dull expression, it indicates that the child is seriously ill and should be taken to the hospital immediately.

(2) Observe the child’s facial complexion. If the child's complexion is normal or flushed, you can rest assured to take care of him at home; if his complexion is dull, yellow, blue, or purple, and his eyes are dull, it means that the condition is serious and he should be sent to the hospital.

(3) Observe the child for severe, projectile vomiting. If so, it indicates a brain lesion, and the child should be taken to the hospital.

(4) Check the skin for rashes. If so, it indicates an infectious disease or drug allergy. Check the skin to see if it turns purple or cool. If so, it indicates circulatory failure. In both cases, you need to go to the hospital again.

(5) Observe the child for abdominal pain and bloody stools. Abdominal pain that does not respond to massage indicates acute abdomen, and bloody stools indicate dysentery, etc., and the child must be taken to the hospital.

The above is an introduction on what to do if your child always has a low fever. I hope it will be helpful to parents. These are the main reasons why children often have low-grade fever. Once such a situation occurs, we must pay enough attention to it and actively take appropriate measures to resolve it to avoid causing greater harm to our health.