my 4 year old has been running a fever for 2 weeks now off and on about 102 degrees. A couple days he complained of headache. He seems a little pale to me, more than usual. But he is still acting like himeself. No ear or throat pain. His ears get bright red and he lays around when the fever hits. Thought it was a virus mabey running it s course, but getting worried thinking i should take him to pediatrian. What are your thoughts?
Viral fevers are usually self limiting and subside within a week or two. Since its fever of more than 2 weeks duration along with headache and pallor, I would recommend you to visit a pediatrician for complete clinical examination and laboratory investigations. Investigations such as complete blood counts with differential, peripheral smear for malarial parasite, TIDAL, Dengue test, urine examination, chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound may help for investigation if there are no specific localizing signs. Treatment will depend upon the clinical examination and lab reports. Hopefully this will help you. I would be happy to help you in any further questions. Take care