Hello, My son is 3 1/2 years old and just got over his first vomiting and diarrhea episode that lasted about 3/4 days. He s been better for a couple of days, and is complaining about his butt being itchy. I figured it was from the diarrhea, but when I looked he had white bumps around his anus. He s had small red bumps on the cheeks of his butt for awhile now also. I m not sure if any or all of this is related. Thank you, Amy
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Looks like everything is related to viral illness. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.