May 25, 2012
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Baby with cold, or worse? |
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Hi, I have a 7 month old daughter, she appears to have a summer cold, though some of her sympyom are worrying me. She has a low temp, in the normalm range, but still low, she cough and sneezes alot, seems quite drowsy, sweaty, etc. I am unsure what I should do? Dear Donna: It depends on how long your daughter has been having these symptoms. A usual viral Upper respiratory infection would take about a week to clear off. In young infants typically fever is uncommon and they may show sub febrile or even low temps. However my concern is that she is drowsy.That is a concerning sign . If it worsens or she has lethargy and /or decreased appetite we may be dealing with a more serious bacterial infection and thus you need to take her in to her GP for further testing . All the best. |
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