does my 17month old need to see a dr tonight! she been getting worse all day, chesty snotty, puffy watery eyes that are also a bit gunky, high temp! she had diarrhea last night but a bit constipated today! she is very unhappy in herself & has been crying most the day! i thought she was just teething as her back teeth are coming through, she s chewing alot & dribbling but am worried its something more serious as she has so many symptoms & is so bad!
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. All the non-specific multi systemic involvement symptoms which you are coating are suggestive of 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. Regards -